Robert McNeesApr 6, 2023

Engineer and photographer Harold Edgerton was born #OTD in 1903.

Edgerton pioneered various forms of high-speed photography using specialized cameras, strobe lighting, and other techniques. You’ve probably seen many of the images he created!

Images: MIT; H. Edgerton

Show threadStephen Sekula
@mcnees When I was briefly physically at MIT in 2004, I used to walk by a montage of his photographs every morning on my way into the Lab for Nuclear Science. His work was a marvel and a gift.
Apr 6, 2023 at 3:04pmWeb