Lot Essay
The 'Light bulb and hammer' image was recorded using stroboscopic light and an exposure of 1/100,000 of a second.
Details
DR. HAROLD E. EDGERTON
Light bulb; Cube; 1930s, printed 1970s
Two gelatin silver prints, the first 13¾ x 11 in., the second, a composite of two prints, 9¼ x 11 and 10¼ x 11 in., the first with photographer's ink credit stamp H.E. Edgerton M.I.T. 4-405 Cambridge, the second signed in ink on verso. (2)
Light bulb; Cube; 1930s, printed 1970s
Two gelatin silver prints, the first 13¾ x 11 in., the second, a composite of two prints, 9¼ x 11 and 10¼ x 11 in., the first with photographer's ink credit stamp H.E. Edgerton M.I.T. 4-405 Cambridge, the second signed in ink on verso. (2)
Literature
Edgerton and Killian, Flash! Ultra-High Speed Photography, p. 141 (illus.) where titled 'Smash!'.