High-tech photographer Nathan Myhrvold on the work of Harold Edgerton
High-tech photographer Nathan Myhrvold on the work of Harold Edgerton
Former Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold, a man with many scientific credentials, has also developed a passion for technically-savvy photographs of food. In this web extra he talked with “Sunday Morning” contributor David Pogue about the work of another photographer celebrated for high-speed images, Harold Edgarton.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate. It correctly identifies Nathan Myhrvold's background and his interest in photography, as well as Harold Edgerton's contributions to high-speed photography. There is no discernible bias in the reporting.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Nathan Myhrvold is a former Microsoft executive with scientific credentials and a passion for technically-savvy photographs of food.
- Verification Source #1: Supports this claim, mentioning Myhrvold's photography of food.
- Verification Source #3: Supports this claim, identifying Myhrvold as having a Ph.D. in Computer Technology.
- Claim: The video features Myhrvold discussing the work of Harold Edgerton.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms the video is about Nathan Myhrvold on the work of Harold Edgerton.
- Claim: Harold Edgerton is celebrated for high-speed images.
- Verification Source #3: Supports this claim, identifying Edgerton as the "Father of Strobeflash Photography."
- Verification Source #4: Supports this claim, identifying Edgerton as the inventor of ultra-high-speed, stop-action, stroboscopic photography.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Verification Source #1: "High-tech photographer Nathan Myhrvold on the work of Harold Edgerton 00:32" supports the claim that Myhrvold discusses Edgerton's work.
- Verification Source #2: "High-tech photographer Nathan Myhrvold on the work of Harold Edgerton" confirms the video's subject.
- Verification Source #3: "Harold Edgerton, Ph.D. Father of Strobeflash Photography" supports Edgerton's contribution to high-speed photography.
- Verification Source #4: "... Harold "Doc" Edgerton, inventor of ultra-high-speed, stop-action, stroboscopic photography" further supports Edgerton's contribution to high-speed photography.
- There are no contradictions among the sources.