Seeing The Unseen In Ultra High-Speed Photography By Harold Edgerton

In 1925 he received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where he became a member of Acacia Fraternity.. He earned an S.M. in electrical engineering from MIT in 1927. Edgerton used stroboscopes to study synchronous motors for his Sc.D. thesis in electrical engineering at MIT, awarded in 1931. He credited Charles Stark Draper with inspiring him to point stroboscopes at everyday objects: the first was a stream of water coming out of a faucet.
After graduating from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, he married Esther May Garrett in 1928. She was born in Hamilton County, Nebraska on Sept. 8, 1903 and died on March 9, 2002 in Charlestown, South Carolina. She received a bachelor's degree in mathematics, music and education from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
A skilled pianist and singer, she attended the New England Conservatory of Music and taught in public schools in Aurora, Nebraska and Boston. During their marriage they had three children: William, Robert, and Mary Lou. Grandchildren: Janet Dixon, Bill Dixon, Mary Anne Dixon and Ellen Dixon. Grandchildren: Rebbecca Key, Emily Key, Brian Dixon, Rosemary Hubbard, Garrett Dixon, Richard Hubbard, Allison Dixon, Travis Law, Benjamin Law, Hannah Hubbard, and Kaylee Law.