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 threadarclightApr 6, 2023
@mcnees Edgerton is the "E" in EG&G, the scientific instrument supplier. EG&G was born out of the AEC's need for high-speed photography of nuclear weapons tests.
Show threadRobert McNeesApr 6, 2023
@arclight I don't know how I forgot to mention that part!
Show threadarclight
@mcnees I've got your back ;) #LandfillOfWeirdEngineeringTrivia
Apr 6, 2023 at 5:39pmWeb
Show threadRobert McNeesApr 6, 2023
@arclight In the late 60s (way before my time), EG&G acquired ORTEC. Their office was between my house and my schools in Oak Ridge, so I'd drive by it every day and see the EG&G logo on their sign.