The Edgerton Center turns 20
Professor J. Kim Vandiver on the history and future of the Edgerton Center.Tags: K-12Doc Edgertonstrobe project lab6.163schlierenmakerspacestudent shops
View ArticleRemembering ‘Papa Flash’
MIT Professor Harold Edgerton’s high-speed photography and sonar devices revolutionized ocean exploration.Tags: Doc Edgerton
View ArticleAlumni continue 'Doc' Edgerton's mission
Saturday workshops at the Edgerton Center inspire alumni to create their own favorite memoriesTags: alumniDoc EdgertonK-12STEM
View ArticleLights, camera, inspiration
Alumni from ROV team come to the Edgerton Center to play a part in a documentary film about the 2004 MATE Competition
View ArticleEdgerton Center hosts Fixit Clinic #99
In the sprit of Doc Edgerton's knack for finding creative solutions to problems, Edgerton Center hosts Fixit Clinic #99. Tags: alumnimakerspaceDoc Edgertonstudent shops
View ArticleGift from Candace and Bert Forbes ’66 creates endowment to support...
Candace Forbes and Bert Forbes ’66 have made a gift to endow the directorship of MIT’s Edgerton Center, which offers a broad range of hands-on learning and research opportunities for undergraduate...
View ArticleVisiting artist Keith Ellenbogen brings high speed photography to the natural...
Walk down a portion of MIT’s infinite corridor, or through some lesser-known hallways, or even in many offices around campus, and you’ll find framed prints of some of Harold “Doc” Edgerton’s famous...
View ArticleFrom the Alumni Pool to the reefs of Belize, MIT students learn how to...
From the Alumni Pool to the reefs of Belize, MIT students learn how to illuminate the deep. I first interviewed professional underwater photographer Keith Ellenbogen, Center for Art, Science and...
View ArticleCelebrating the Edgerton Center, an original MIT makerspace
One of MIT's original makerspaces celebrates a quarter century. On April 13, alumni, faculty, and relatives of Harold "Doc" Edgerton gathered to celebrate what the center has grown into...
View ArticleThe Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) awards the...
Edgerton Center awarded silver in the category of Video-Fundraising by CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education) District 1
View ArticleCapturing a sneeze
High-speed video cameras capture the spread of a sneeze or cough in the Bourouiba Lab. Understanding how Covid-19 spreads through a community is understanding how far a cough or a sneeze can travel...
View ArticleWelcome to MIT, here's your Aurora Beaveralis
This spring, every student admitted to MIT was sent a package that included the Edgerton Center's "Aurora Beaveralis" kit. You can see what we sent them, along with photos and a "how-to" video at...
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