Stopping Time: The Photographs of Harold Edgerton

by Harold Eugene Edgerton, Estelle Jussim, Gus Kayafras

These classic modern art and science photographs are the work of Harold edgerton, inventor of the modern electronic flash or strobe. His quest to reveal what the unaided eye cannot see revolutionised photography.

Genres: Photography

Hardcover

First published October 1, 1987

About the author

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. He also was deeply involved with the development of sonar and deep-sea photography, and his equipment was used by Jacques Cousteau in searches for shipwrecks and even the Loch Ness monster.

Reviews

[Piyush Gupta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good book. I really recommend watching Veritasium's video "What happens if you keep slowing down"? before going into this book. It will give a lot of context. Lately I've been fascinated by how people in the past came up with clever solutions. We seem to be headed towards a society where there will be fewer and fewer technical limitations with the rise of AI and improved hardware. To me that means there are fewer opportunities to be creative but I suppose that's just the natural (I could be wrong). I think the photos in this book are nicely organized. The photos of the Atomic bomb going off in the end were really eerie to see.

[Javier Basilio · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book provided a lot of good reference for motion. Will enjoy recalling it when I create animations.