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Harold Eugene Edgerton Biography
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1903
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Born in Fremont, Nebraska
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1925
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Received B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Nebraska
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1926
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During his graduate studies at MIT, he uses strobe light to study whirling rotor engines
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1927
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Received M.S. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); became MIT faculty member
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1931
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Developed the stroboscope
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1931
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Received D.Sc. in electrical engineering from MIT
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1938
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Perfected multiflash photography of athletes in action; the same year he unsuccessfully tried to sell the concept of electronic flash to U.S. camera manufacturers
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1938
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Commissioned by the U.S. Army Air Force to design strobe lamp powerful enough to be used for aerial photography at night
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1939
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His first book, entitled "Flash! Seeing the Unseen by Ultra High Speed Photography" was published
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1940
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Won Academy Award for his short film "Quicker Than a Wink"
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1975
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Became emeritus chairman of the board at MIT
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1990
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Died at the age of 86
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