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
See what a house fly looks like in slow motion in this film by Doc Edgerton.
Deploying deep-water camera equipment for an oceanographic research project in the Mediterranean sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
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 as these flowers open, close, and sway in this time lapse film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch these flowers open and close in this time lapse film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch this flower move in this time lapse film by Doc Edgerton. It's a slow start, but when the sun comes up (about half way through), the plant really "wakes up".
Education, empowerment and enlightenment through guided disassembly of your broken stuffPeter Mui ’82 holds Fixit Clinic XVIII at the MIT Edgerton Center
Wacth a persons finger pop a bubble in slow motion in this film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch as a filament is heated up to the point of failure in these two slow motion films by Doc Edgerton.
Watch this film by Doc Edgerton exploring aerogynamics in nature with slow motion examples such as birds and insects.
With a new set of custom motor controllers, we were able to test some of the more interesting features of the Cap Kart. More info:http://web.mit.edu/first/kart In addition to its batteries, the kart has a 110F ultracapacitor, which ultimately will be charged by a simple regenerative braking ...
See Doc Edgerton and crew pulling up the distress lantern from the ironclad Civil War-era ship USS Monitor.
Watch a clock sitting on a windowsil as time passes at a fast pace. The weather and daylight also play into this drama in a video by Doc Edgerton.
Watch a clock fly through the hours and the same clock witha plant as it grows a bit all in time lapse video by Doc Edgerton.
Watch a canary fly out of a man's hands in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
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