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macconnell@stsci.edu wrote:
: Dentists bring up the strangest subjects!  The other day mine was talking about 
: seeing a book years ago in a used book store in the Harvard-MIT vicinity which 
: was full of ultra-fast photos of the initial stages of a thermonuclear 
: explosion. I remember something about an MIT prof. (Edgewood or something like
: that) developing the specialized cameras for this.  Anyhow, my dentist said he
: wishes he'd bought it and would like to get a copy.  I promised I'd try to 
: find out, so please send me mail if you know the author(s), publisher, etc.  
I don't know about the book, but I believe that Scientific American
had an article with such pictures several (10?) years ago or so.
Quite amazing.
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Methinks you might be referring to Harold Edgerton.
http://mitpress.mit.edu/mitp/recent-books/art/edgerton.html
http://www.invent.org/book/book-text/37.html
Look up "Seeing the Unseen" (possibly the book you are referring to) on
http://www.amazon.com (a great online book store).  Once you have looked up
that book you can look up others on Harold Edgerton and his high-speed
photography.
The PBS series "Nova" did a special on "Doc" Edgerton years ago.  For some
reason I remember high-speed films of a rifle bullet slicing its way
through some gelatin.  Or maybe that was something related to the Kennedy
assassination... very Freudian...   ANYWAY....
I had a root canal not too long ago.  Let's just say I don't think the use
of thermonuclear devices could make it any more painful.  ;^)
Enjoy,
-k.
macconnell@stsci.edu wrote in article <1997Jan17.124258@scivax>...
> Dentists bring up the strangest subjects!  The other day mine was talking
about 
> seeing a book years ago in a used book store in the Harvard-MIT vicinity
which 
> was full of ultra-fast photos of the initial stages of a thermonuclear 
> explosion. I remember something about an MIT prof. (Edgewood or something
like
> that) developing the specialized cameras for this.  Anyhow, my dentist
said he
> wishes he'd bought it and would like to get a copy.  I promised I'd try
to 
> find out, so please send me mail if you know the author(s), publisher,
etc.  
> 
> He's probably developing an alternate way to do root canals!
> 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
>  -Jack MacConnell   macconnell@stsci.edu
> 
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Methinks you might be referring =
to Harold =
Edgerton.

http://mitpress.mit.edu/mitp/recent-books/art/edgerton.h=
tml

http://www.invent.org/book/book-text/37.html

Look up =
"Seeing the Unseen" (possibly the book you are referring to) =
on http://www.amazon.com (a great online book store).  Once you =
have looked up that book you can look up others on Harold Edgerton and =
his high-speed photography.

The PBS series "Nova" did a =
special on "Doc" Edgerton years ago.  For some reason I =
remember high-speed films of a rifle bullet slicing its way through some =
gelatin.  Or maybe that was something related to the Kennedy =
assassination... very Freudian... <g>  ANYWAY....

I =
had a root canal not too long ago.  Let's just say I don't think =
the use of thermonuclear devices could make it any more painful. =
 ;^)

Enjoy,
-k.

macconnell@stsci.edu =
wrote in article <1997Jan17.124258@scivax>...
> Dentists bring up the strangest =
subjects!  The other day mine was talking about 
> seeing a =
book years ago in a used book store in the Harvard-MIT vicinity which =

> was full of ultra-fast photos of the initial stages of a =
thermonuclear 
> explosion. I remember something about an MIT =
prof. (Edgewood or something like
> that) developing the =
specialized cameras for this.  Anyhow, my dentist said he
> =
wishes he'd bought it and would like to get a copy.  I promised I'd =
try to 
> find out, so please send me mail if you know the =
author(s), publisher, etc.  
> 
> He's probably =
developing an alternate way to do root canals!
> 
> 
> =
Thanks.
> 
>  -Jack MacConnell   macconnell@stsci.edu
> 


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In <1997Jan17.124258@scivax>, macconnell@stsci.edu writes:
>Dentists bring up the strangest subjects!  The other day mine was talking about 
>seeing a book years ago in a used book store in the Harvard-MIT vicinity which 
>was full of ultra-fast photos of the initial stages of a thermonuclear 
>explosion. I remember something about an MIT prof. (Edgewood or something like
>that) developing the specialized cameras for this.  Anyhow, my dentist said he
>wishes he'd bought it and would like to get a copy.  I promised I'd try to 
>find out, so please send me mail if you know the author(s), publisher, etc.  
>
>He's probably developing an alternate way to do root canals!
>
>
>Thanks.
>
> -Jack MacConnell   macconnell@stsci.edu
 I have a copy of the book "Moments of Vision" by Harold E. Edgerton and James R Killian, Jr.
published by MIT Press and it has an id number EDGMP 0-262-55010-5. It includes five pictures
of the first milliseconds of an atomic explosion.
 Harold Edgerton invented the strobe and sidescan sonar. He was a founder of EG&G; Corporation.

hi,
I know this might sound as a strange question but:
I'm a student of last year of high school in an italian scientific
school, I agree to use the nuclear power (as long as it is safe),
as you might know in Italy because of a law we cannot produce nuclear
power so we need to nuy energy from other states.
I want to know if there are good reason in donig this!!
max

hi,
I know this might sound as a strange question but:
I'm a student of last year of high school in an italian scientific
school, I agree to use the nuclear power (as long as it is safe),
as you might know in Italy because of a law we cannot produce nuclear
power so we need to nuy energy from other states.
I want to know if there are good reason in donig this!!
max