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Harold Eugene Edgerton

American engineer and inventor (1903-1990) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 86

Harold Eugene Edgerton, also known as Papa Flash, was an American scientist and researcher, a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is largely credited with transforming the stroboscope from an obscure laboratory instrument into a common device.

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1990Died4 January 19901988National Medal of Technology and InnovationAward1986National Inventors Hall of FameAward1985Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MITAward1983National Academy of Engineering Founders AwardAward1981SPIE Gold MedalAward1973Holley MedalAwardNational Medal of ScienceAward1969Albert A. Michelson MedalAward1968David Richardson MedalAward1966Golden Plate AwardAward1964Progress MedalAward1959Progress Medal (SMPTE)Award1955Progress MedalAward1941Howard N. Potts MedalAward1903Born6 April 1903

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Awards

National Medal of Technology and Innovation1988
National Inventors Hall of Fame1986
Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT1985
National Academy of Engineering Founders Award1983
SPIE Gold Medal1981
National Medal of Science1973
Holley Medal1973
Albert A. Michelson Medal1969
David Richardson Medal1968
Golden Plate Award1966
Progress Medal1964
Progress Medal (SMPTE)1959
Progress Medal1955
Howard N. Potts Medal1941
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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He also was deeply involved with the development of sonar and deep-sea photography, and his equipment was used in collaboration with Jacques Cousteau in searches for shipwrecks and even the Loch Ness Monster.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1990 · aged 86

The same award as Harold

Theodor W. HänschBoth received Albert A. Michelson MedalEdwin H. LandBoth received SPIE Gold MedalElmer Ambrose SperryBoth received Holley MedalKees Schouhamer ImminkBoth received Progress Medal (SMPTE)Arnold BeckmanBoth received National Academy of Engineering Founders AwardCharles Stark DraperBoth received Holley Medal