Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton (April 6, 1903 – January 4, 1990) was 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.
And using that common device to capture this iconic image (http://www.agallery.com/pages/photographers/edgerton.html) of a drop of milk hitting a red enamel tray. And the image of a bullet cutting a playing card in half that was used on Golden Earring's "Cut" LP.
Somewhere, Harold Edgerton is smiling and rubbing his hands with delight.
ReplyDeleteThey are stunning!
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ReplyDeleteHarold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton (April 6, 1903 – January 4, 1990) was 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.
And using that common device to capture this iconic image (http://www.agallery.com/pages/photographers/edgerton.html) of a drop of milk hitting a red enamel tray. And the image of a bullet cutting a playing card in half that was used on Golden Earring's "Cut" LP.
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome. They look like abstract works of blown glass. I, too, thought of Edgerton.
ReplyDeleteI think the first one is a droplets colliding, yes?... which reminds me of a SloMoGuys vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNI-LIVs-to
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