Harold Edgerton
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 35 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 6,1903 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Fremont |
| NE | |
| Died | Cambridge |
| MA | |
| Spouse | Esther Garret |
| Known for | Stroboscope |
| Awards | National Medal of Technology and Innovation |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | |
| Books | Flash! Seeing the Unseen by Ultra High-speed Photography |
| Seeing the Unseen: Dr. Harold E. Edgerton and the Wonders of Strobe Alley | |
| Sonar images | |
| Electronic flash, strobe | |
| Date of died | January 4,1990 |
| Nationality | American |
| Movies/Shows | Quicker'n a Wink |
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| ID | 3657102 |
Harold Edgerton Life story
Harold Eugene "Doc" 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.