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 as a pigeon flies out of a man's hands several times in slow motion by Doc Edgerton.
Watch as a homing pigeon takes off from a man's hands in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch this plant twirl and grow in this time lapse film by Doc Edgerton.
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Watch as sand dollars crawl around and bury themselves on the ocean floor and see what visitors they get in this time lapse video 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 the process as Doc sets up a strobe to capture in slow motion the dropping of an egg on a moving fan.
Watch this slideshow of several photographs of a bullet going through various objects such as apples, cards, etc. These were captured by Doc Edgerton using his stroboscopic photography process.
Watch the shadow move on a balcony in this tie lapse video by Doc Edgerton.
Watch this single flower open and close in this time lapse film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch this reaction of some chemical (potassium?) as it isdropped into some fluid (water?) in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
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.
Watch a small object pop a bubble in slow motion in this film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch starfish crawl on the ocean floor in this time lapse video by Doc Edgerton.
Watch the sun set through a window in this time lapse video by Doc Edgerton.
Watch the sun rise and travel up the John Hancock Tower in this time lapse video by Doc Edgerton.
Watch the sunrise on Stonehenge in this time lapse film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch the sunrise over the Boston skyline in this time lapse video by Doc Edgerton.
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