Established in 1992, the MIT Edgerton Center continues the mens et manus (mind and hand) legacy of beloved Institute Professor Harold (Doc) Edgerton, who believed that learning by doing was integral to an MIT education. Learn more
Watch this short footage of clouds moving in this time lapse film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch this footage of bombardier beetles and some of their relatives in this regular and slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
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.
Watch this time lapse film of starfish by Doc Edgerton.
See how an underwater thumper transducer causes water to behave when it activates in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch yellow jackets fly in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch as a homing pigeon takes off from a man's hands in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
See how the wings move on insects with two pairs of wings behaving as one in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
See what how the wings move on insects with a single pair of wings in this film by Doc Edgerton.
See what a house fly looks like in slow motion in this film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch what happens when you hit a lightbulb with a hammer in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch what happens when you drop a golf ball in a bucket of water in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch to see how round and hollow unicellular particles are formed by spray processing in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch this film by Doc Edgerton exploring aerogynamics in nature with slow motion examples such as birds and insects.
Watch this film by Doc Edgerton showing how a high-speed camera works.
Watch how a cat turns in mid-air to land on its feet in this film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch a canary fly out of a man's hands in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch a small object pop a bubble in slow motion in this film by Doc Edgerton.
Wacth a persons finger pop a bubble in slow motion in this film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch different kinds of beetles in slow motion in this film by Doc Edgerton.
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