Forum:  Strobe Photography: A Brief History

Harold E. Edgerton

doi:10.1117/12.7973322

1 August 1984 Forum: Strobe Photography: A Brief History

Harold E. Edgerton

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 23, Issue 4, 234100 (August 1984). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7973322

Abstract

The first known photograph taken by a flash of light from an electrical discharge (spark) was accomplished about 1850 by Henry Fox-Talbot in England shortly after he invented the negative-positive process that is used so widely today. However, electrically produced flashes did not become a commonly used method until quite recently. In this article I discuss some of the exciting developments of the recent past in strobe photography, and relate some of the history that brought about this remarkable revolution in the photographic world.

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Harold E. Edgerton "Forum: Strobe Photography: A Brief History," Optical Engineering 23(4), 234100 (1 August 1984). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7973322

Published: 1 August 1984

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