Smoke passing through the blades of an electric fan....

Gelatin silver photograph of smoke passing through the blades of an electric fan, taken by Harold Edgerton, c 1950. A vortex forms at the tip of each blade. The fan revolves at 2500 rpm. One of forty six black and white high speed photographs by Harold Edgerton.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Object Number:
1978-152/25
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 345 mm x 275 mm
type:
photograph and gelatin silver print
credit:
The National Media Museum, Bradford