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Harold Eugene Edgerton - Electronic flash, strobe (1970)

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When I was a boy, I read with great interest but skepticism about as magic lamp which was used with success by a certain Aladdin. Today I have no skepticism whatsoever about the magic of the xenon flash lamp which we use so effectively for many purposes. (1970)

Harold Eugene Edgerton

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Harold Eugene Edgerton

Harold Eugene Edgerton

Born: April 6, 1903
Died: January 4, 1990 (aged 86)
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