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Edgerton Lab Notebook 21, Page 76
September 09, 1952
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On this day in 1952, Edgerton sketched an idea for coupling a 35mm camera with a strobe for underwater photography. As he notes at the bottom of the page, he often chose the MIT pool as the testing grounds for new equipment. He also mentions “a ‘lung’ of the Cousteau type.” Jacques Cousteau was not only Edgerton’s colleague but also the co-inventor of the SCUTA gear (which stands for “Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.”)
Courtney Pratt & Bowden
HEE “very active on some underwater equipment – both for free swimming and for deep sea … [= slightly negatively buoyant]
HEE uses Cousteau aqualung in MIT pool
Sketch of diver with u-w camera, underwater camera, light

Page start date: September 09, 1952

Page type: diagram, notes