Stopping time
Harold E. Edgerton
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Stopping time
Published
1987
Publisher
H.N. Abrams
Pages
167
ISBN-10
0810915146
Description
Inventor of the strobe flash and a pioneer of stop-action photography, Edgerton literally stops time in these remarkable photographs. A splashing milk drop, arrested with high-speed film and strobe, looks exactly like a king's crown. A golfer, shot at 100 flashes per second, swings his driver into an Archimedian spiral. Pictures of fencers, tennis players, rope-skippers and ping-pong enthusiasts, all caught in action sequences, call to mind futurist paintings with their frantic sequences of motion. Edgerton's inventions for underwater photography have yielded such marvels as his photo of the top of a lava mountain thousands of feet below the ocean's surface. His picture of Stonehenge, taken from a night-flying plane, brings the eerie stone slabs to life. An MIT scientist, Edgerton is a genuine artist who probes the laws of motion in a hitherto invisible world. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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How many pages are in Stopping time?
This edition of Stopping time has approximately 167 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Stopping time?
For most readers, Stopping time typically takes between 3h 29m and 2h 19m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 41,750 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 2h 47m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 6 days • Estimated word count: 41,750 words
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What is the word count of Stopping time?
The estimated word count for Stopping time is approximately 41,750 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Stopping time?
Stopping time was written by Harold E. Edgerton.
When was Stopping time published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 1987. The original work may have been published on a different date.