Description

MIT Science Reporter, Program #35; Filmed April 24, 1964; Airdate: Week of May 31, 1964.

This black-and-white film features Harold Edgerton interviewed about the technology and scientific applications of underwater photography for the "Science Reporter," hosted by John Fitch (National Education Television, 1964). Edgerton discusses hand-held cameras and deep-sea camera instruments at the MIT Pool, and reviews examples of his underwater photography fieldwork such as searching for the lost THRESHER, and exploring the deep-sea Romanche Trench and Puerto Rico Trench. Edgerton also demonstrates his sonar "pinger" designed to track the towed underwater camera between the seabed and surface ship. Run time = 00:10:57. Film produced and directed by Russell Morash; recorded by WGBH-TV Boston, Lowell Institute Cooperative Broadcasting Council. (CC)

Additional Information

http://edgerton-digital-collections.org/videos/hee-fv-019