Harold Eugene Edgerton

Harold Eugene Edgerton (1903–1990) was an American photographer, university teacher and engineer.

Also recorded as Doc Edgerton; H. E. Edgerton; Dr. Harold Eugene Edgerton; Harold E. Edgerton; Dr. Harold E. Edgerton; Harold Edgerton.

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Overview

Born at Fremont in 1903, died at Cambridge in 1990.

In detail

Harold Eugene Edgerton studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Nebraska–Lincoln. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is electrical engineering.

Employment is recorded with Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Sciences and American Philosophical Society.

Work by Harold Eugene Edgerton is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and National Gallery of Canada.

Distinctions recorded are National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Albert A. Michelson Medal, SPIE Gold Medal and David Richardson Medal.

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    “Harold Edgerton”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q475733: Harold Eugene Edgerton

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