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 yellow jackets fly in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch the worm-looking sea creatures crawl on the ocean floor and see what visitors they get in this time lapse video by Doc Edgerton. The longer you watch, the more action you'll get.
Watch this demo of the "water piddler" and what it looks like under a strobe in this film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch this silent film with descriptive boards of a demonstration on the velocity of light as performed by Doc Edgerton and some of his assistants.
In 2006, Anna Jaffe '07, Robyn Allen '07 and Nii Armar '06, SM '09, launched the Vehicle Design Summit, a collaboration that included 25 college teams from across the globe to build within three years a plug-in electric hybrid car. More than 50 students from 21 universities came to MIT to ...
See how an underwater thumper transducer causes water to behave when it activates in this slow motion film by Doc Edgerton.
In this documentary, learn about the effect of rigid surfaces and their attractive properties for underwater explosions and the resulting gas orbs filmed by Doc Edgerton.
Watch this time lapse film of McDermott Court (aka the Spot) made by Doc Edgerton.
Watch this time lapse film of starfish by Doc Edgerton.
Watch this short footage of clouds moving in this time lapse film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch as the sun and clouds climb and zip across the sky in this time lapse film by Doc Edgerton.
Institute Professor, Harold "Doc" Edgerton revolutionized photography with his high speed strobe lighting techniques. He came to MIT as a student in 1926. By the time of his passing in 1990 he had profoundly affected MIT and the world with his contributions to photography and underwater ...
Watch a film about Synchronous Motor Motional Transients in this silent film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch the sunrise over the Boston skyline in this time lapse video by Doc Edgerton.
Watch the sunrise over the Boston skyline in this time lapse video by Doc Edgerton.
Watch the sunrise on Stonehenge in this time lapse film by Doc Edgerton.
Watch the sun rise and travel up the John Hancock Tower in this time lapse video by Doc Edgerton.
Watch the sun set through a window in this time lapse video by Doc Edgerton.
Watch starfish crawl on the ocean floor in this time lapse video by Doc Edgerton.
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