One problem which had to be solved was to synchronize the discharge of the flash-light powder with the camera shutter, so that the latter would be wide open at the instant that the flash had reached its illumination peak.
A pound of magnesium…

One problem which had to be solved was to synchronize the discharge of the flash-light powder with the camera shutter, so that the latter would be wide open at the instant that the flash had reached its illumination peak.
A pound of magnesium…