tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185752560 2008-02-11 15:58:38 -0500 Doc Edgerton Films Institute Professor, Harold "Doc" Edgerton revolutionized photography with his high speed strobe lighting techniques. He came to MIT as a student in 1926. By the time of his passing in 1990 he had profoundly affected MIT and the world with his contributions to photography and underwater exploration. This talk, given by Prof. J.Kim Vandiver will show many of his photographs and tell stories of his contributions to high speed photography, night reconnaisance photography in WWII, and marine archeology. His legacy and contributions to MIT are celebrated in the Edgerton Center of today. Come enjoy the photography and learn about the new Edgerton Archive project. 2638 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185723940 2007-12-19 15:20:37 -0500 Doc Edgerton Films Watch this film from the MIT Science Reporter on Underwater Photography and the process developed and used by Doc Edgerton and the Woods Hole Institute to name a few. An overview is given through an interview with Doc Edgerton himself. 1744 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185697660 2007-12-07 16:29:10 -0500 Doc Edgerton Films Watch this film by Doc Edgerton exploring aerogynamics in nature with slow motion examples such as birds and insects. 761 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185638060 2007-12-06 13:58:23 -0500 Doc Edgerton Films Watch this video of multiple different nuclear detonations from different angles as well as shots designed to see the effect of shock waves on smoke trails in this film by Doc Edgerton. 695 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185595820 2007-12-06 14:33:58 -0500 Doc Edgerton Films In this documentary, learn about the effect of rigid surfaces and their attractive properties for underwater explosions and the resulting gas orbs filmed by Doc Edgerton. 569 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185553180 2007-12-06 14:36:15 -0500 Doc Edgerton Films Watch and listen to the effect of time on sound in this film by Doc Edgerton. Included are the sounds of: Nails dropped on metal, Popcorn popping, A hammer smashing a glass bottle, and much more. 539 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185522080 2007-12-06 13:51:24 -0500 Doc Edgerton Films Watch a hummingbird fly in slow motion with the occasional visit from a bee in this film by Doc Edgerton. 465 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185484540 2007-12-05 13:32:23 -0500 Doc Edgerton Films Watch some footage from the Ballistic Research Laboratory and Arms and Ammunition Proof Division at Aberdeen Proving Grounds of the 2 ton bombs nicknamed "Block Busters" in slow motion video by Doc edgerton. 395 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185432280 2007-12-06 13:55:27 -0500 Doc Edgerton Films Learn about surface tension measurements on different liquids and how they react in this film by Doc Edgerton. 353 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185401880 2007-12-28 10:02:52 -0500 Doc Edgerton Films See Doc Edgerton and crew pulling up the distress lantern from the iron clad Civil War Ship <em>Monitor.</em> 276