Quote of the day
The modern mind is in complete disarray. Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold. It is a fact that we are suffering from nihilism.
Harold Eugene Edgerton

Born: April 6, 1903
Died: January 4, 1990 (aged 86)
Bio: Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton also known as Papa Flash 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.
Known for:
- Electronic flash, strobe (1970)
- Sonar images (1986)