Harold Edgerton

Harold Edgerton

American Photographer · 1903–1990

60 works on LinkedCulture

> Don't make me out an artist. I'm an engineer. I'm after the facts. Only the facts. Harold "Doc" Edgerton learned photography from an uncle in Aurora, Nebraska, during his high school years. Setting up a darkroom in his parents' kitchen, Edgerton went to work during the summer for the Nebraska Power and Light Company. In 1925 he received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and went to w

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15 June 1944 - Cathedral

15 June 1944 - Cathedral

Getty Museum · 1944

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1 us @ about 1 us.

1 us @ about 1 us.

Getty Museum · 1959

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30mm, 2300 f/sec

30mm, 2300 f/sec

Getty Museum · 1954

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8-23-57, 13th shot of Plumbbob

8-23-57, 13th shot of Plumbbob

Getty Museum · 1957

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9-23-57, 22th shot of Plumbbob

9-23-57, 22th shot of Plumbbob

Getty Museum · 1957

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A Bomb Explosion

A Bomb Explosion

Getty Museum · about 1952

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A Bomb Explosion

A Bomb Explosion

Getty Museum · about 1952

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Aerial Night Flash D Day Over Normandy

Aerial Night Flash D Day Over Normandy

Getty Museum · 1944

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Aerial Night Flash-Fr. Road Intersection & Craters, Aug, 14.280

Aerial Night Flash-Fr. Road Intersection & Craters, Aug, 14.280

Getty Museum · 1944

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Aerial Night Flash- Hospital, Fr. Aug 11, 1944

Aerial Night Flash- Hospital, Fr. Aug 11, 1944

Getty Museum · 1944

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Aerial Night Flash Near Hospital, FR 11 Aug 1944

Aerial Night Flash Near Hospital, FR 11 Aug 1944

Getty Museum · 1944

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Atomic Bomb Explosion

Atomic Bomb Explosion

Getty Museum · 1940s

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Atomic Bomb Explosion Before 1952

Atomic Bomb Explosion Before 1952

Getty Museum · 1952

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Atomic Bomb Explosion, Bikini, 1946

Atomic Bomb Explosion, Bikini, 1946

Getty Museum · negative 1946; print later

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Atomic Bomb Explosion (fireball)

Atomic Bomb Explosion (fireball)

Getty Museum · about 1952

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Atomic Bomb Explosion Trinity, 7-16-45

Atomic Bomb Explosion Trinity, 7-16-45

Getty Museum · 1957

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Atomic Bomb Explosion, (µs exposure @ about 1µs)

Atomic Bomb Explosion, (µs exposure @ about 1µs)

Getty Museum · 1952

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Bullet Splash

Getty Museum · 1938

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Bullet Though Plexiglass

Bullet Though Plexiglass

Getty Museum · 1962

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Bullet through rubber

Bullet through rubber

Getty Museum · 1955

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Bullet through wire

Bullet through wire

Getty Museum · 1950s

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Bullet/Wire

Getty Museum · 1955

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Canon Firing

Canon Firing

Getty Museum · 1950s

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Cloud Chamber, CA 1960

Cloud Chamber, CA 1960

Getty Museum · 1960

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[Coffee Cup Shattering after Drop]

[Coffee Cup Shattering after Drop]

Getty Museum · about 1930s

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Drum-Majorette Throwing a Baton (Miss Muriel Sutherland)

Drum-Majorette Throwing a Baton (Miss Muriel Sutherland)

Getty Museum · about 1948

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Dynamite Cap Explosion

Dynamite Cap Explosion

Getty Museum · 1956

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Dynamite Cap Explosion

Dynamite Cap Explosion

Getty Museum · 1961

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Exhaust From Jet Engine

Exhaust From Jet Engine

Getty Museum · 1957

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Explosion (Totally Unique)

Explosion (Totally Unique)

Getty Museum · 1951

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Fighting Cocks

Fighting Cocks

Getty Museum · 1934–1936

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Fighting Finches

Fighting Finches

Getty Museum · negative 1936; print about 1970

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Nevada Proving Ground, Fall 1951

Nevada Proving Ground, Fall 1951

Getty Museum · 1951

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Nevada Proving Ground, Fall 1951

Nevada Proving Ground, Fall 1951

Getty Museum · 1951

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Nevada Proving Ground, Fall 1951

Nevada Proving Ground, Fall 1951

Getty Museum · 1951

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Nevada Test Site, 4-15-55

Nevada Test Site, 4-15-55

Getty Museum · 1955

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Night view, Italy

Night view, Italy

Getty Museum · 1946

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Pentolite

Pentolite

Getty Museum · 1951

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Pentolite Detonating (End View), before 1951

Pentolite Detonating (End View), before 1951

Getty Museum · about 1951

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Pentolite Explosion

Pentolite Explosion

Getty Museum · 1951

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Pentolite Explosion

Pentolite Explosion

Getty Museum · 1952

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Rising Dove

Rising Dove

Getty Museum · about 1934

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Rubber Balloon Broken by a Bullet

Rubber Balloon Broken by a Bullet

Getty Museum · August 1, 1960

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Shock Wave

Shock Wave

Getty Museum · 1959

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Stonehenge from airplane

Stonehenge from airplane

Getty Museum · 1944

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Tank at Aberdeen, C. 1951

Tank at Aberdeen, C. 1951

Getty Museum · 1951

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The Splash of a Bullet (Act One)

The Splash of a Bullet (Act One)

Getty Museum · about 1930s

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The Splash of a Bullet (Act Two)

The Splash of a Bullet (Act Two)

Getty Museum · about 1930s

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The Swirls and Eddies of a Stroke

The Swirls and Eddies of a Stroke

Getty Museum · 1939

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Trinity Blast

Trinity Blast

Getty Museum · negative 1945; print later

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Tumbler Pigeons

Tumbler Pigeons

Getty Museum · about 1935–1938

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Tumbler Pigeons

Tumbler Pigeons

Getty Museum · about 1935–1938

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Tumbler Pigeons

Tumbler Pigeons

Getty Museum · about 1935–1938

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Tumbler Pigeons

Tumbler Pigeons

Getty Museum · about 1935–1938

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Tumbler Pigeons

Tumbler Pigeons

Getty Museum · about 1935–1938

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Tumbler Pigeons

Tumbler Pigeons

Getty Museum · about 1935–1938

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Untitled

Untitled

Getty Museum · 1944

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Wilson, 4:45 am 6-18-57

Wilson, 4:45 am 6-18-57

Getty Museum · 1957

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Yucca Flat 8-31-57

Yucca Flat 8-31-57

Getty Museum · 1957

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Yucca Flat 9-8-57, 18th of Plumbbob

Yucca Flat 9-8-57, 18th of Plumbbob

Getty Museum · 1957

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