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Harold Eugene Edgerton

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American engineer and inventor (1903-1990)

United StatesArtistsLived 1903 to 1990 · aged 86
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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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A 1936 picture of May Rogers Webster with hummingbirdsA 1936 picture of May Rogers Webster with hummingbirdsNuclear explosion captured by Edgerton's Rapatronic cameraNuclear explosion captured by Edgerton's Rapatronic cameraShadowgraph of bullet in flight using Edgerton's equipment and stroboscopeShadowgraph of bullet in flight using Edgerton's equipment and stroboscopeMilk Drop Coronet (1957)Milk Drop Coronet (1957)

Awards 16

1988National Medal of Technology and Innovation
1986National Inventors Hall of Fame
1985Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
1983National Academy of Engineering Founders Award
1981SPIE Gold Medal
1973National Medal of Science
1973Holley Medal
1969Albert A. Michelson Medal
1968David Richardson Medal
1966Golden Plate Award
1964Progress Medal
1959Progress Medal (SMPTE)
1955Progress Medal
1941Howard N. Potts Medal
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Connected to Harold 6

William Daniel PhillipsAlso won Albert A. Michelson MedalEdwin H. LandAlso won SPIE Gold MedalSteven SassonAlso won Progress MedalMartin David KruskalAlso won Howard N. Potts MedalRobert LepageAlso won Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MITElmer Ambrose SperryAlso won Holley Medal

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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. 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.

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United States
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Artists
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Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1990 · aged 86
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