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Harold Eugene Edgerton
Doc Edgerton
American engineer and inventor (1903–1990).
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Statements about
Harold Eugene Edgerton
Sex or Gender
Male
Place of Burial
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Place of Birth
Fremont
Place of Death
Cambridge
Country of Citizenship
United States
Date of Birth
4/6/1903
Date of Death
1/4/1990
Instance Of
Human
Award Received
16 items
National Medal of Technology and Innovation
(1988)
Award Rationale
:
For the invention of the electronic stroboscopic flash and for finding a multitude of applications for it within science, technology and industry. (stroboscope)
Point in Time
:
1988
Albert A. Michelson Medal
(1969)
Point in Time
:
1969
SPIE Gold Medal
(1981)
Point in Time
:
1981
David Richardson Medal
(1968)
Point in Time
:
1968
Howard N. Potts Medal
(1941)
Point in Time
:
1941
National Medal of Science
(1973)
Point in Time
:
1973
National Inventors Hall of Fame
(1986)
Point in Time
:
1986
Holley Medal
(1973)
Point in Time
:
1973
Progress Medal
(1955)
Point in Time
:
1955
Progress Medal (SMPTE)
(1959)
Point in Time
:
1959
Progress Medal
(1964)
Point in Time
:
1964
National Academy of Engineering Founders Award
(1983)
Point in Time
:
1983
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
(1985)
Point in Time
:
1985
Golden Plate Award
(1966)
Point in Time
:
1966
Employer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Educated At
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
( - 1927)
End Time
:
1927
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
( - 1925)
End Time
:
1925
Given Name
Harold
Series Ordinal
:
1
Eugene
Series Ordinal
:
2
Member Of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
American Philosophical Society
(1972 - )
Start Time
:
1972
Occupation
Photographer
University Teacher
Engineer
Inventor
Field of Work
Electrical Engineering
Name in Native Language
Harold Eugene Edgerton
Has Works in the Collection
15 items
Museo Nacional Centro De Arte Reina Sofía
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Art Institute of Chicago
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Canada
Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Victoria and Albert Museum
Crocker Art Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Hessel Museum of Art
Photography Collection
Location
:
New York Public Library Main Branch
J. Paul Getty Museum
Whitney Museum of American Art
Copyright Representative
Reproduction Right Not Represented by CISAC Member
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Archives At
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Family Name
Edgerton
External Pages About Harold Eugene Edgerton
ISNI
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
MusicBrainz Artist
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition)
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