Atomic Bomb detonation by Harold Edgerton

Developed by Dr. Harold Edgerton in the 1940s, the Rapatronic photographic technique allowed very early times in a nuclear explosion's fireball growth to be recorded on film. The exposures were often as short as 10 nanoseconds, and each Rapatronic camera would take exactly one photograph.Harold Edgerton's story is one of humble Nebraskan beginnings that sparked a child's curiosity for taking