A slightly different angle of the couple kissing that was memorialized by photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt on Aug. 14, 1945. (Lt. Victor Jorgensen / US Navy photograph, National Archives)
Posted on 07/10/2015 12:50:42 PM PDT by ETL
The party started early on VJ Day. Though the official announcement that World War II ended wasn't made until closer to 7pm on Aug. 14, 1945, a scientific assessment of the famous photo of the couple kissing in celebration, called "VJ Day in Times Square" and widely known as "The Kiss," reveals the duo actually locked lips before then—at 5:51pm Eastern, to be precise.
So reports a team of scientists that includes a physicist and astronomer in the August issue of Sky & Telescope magazine. While they can't say with certainty who the couple is, they've used clues in the photo, such as shadows and light angles, as well as vintage maps and aerial photos, to determine the precise time photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt captured one of the century's most iconic images.
Physicist Donald Olson says it took four years to sort out, a journey that started in 2010 when an astrophysicist friend and colleague pointed out—in response to a New York Times article detailing new evidence about the image—that a peculiar shadow was draping part of the Bond clock in the background, reports Wired.
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A slightly different angle of the couple kissing that was memorialized by photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt on Aug. 14, 1945. (Lt. Victor Jorgensen / US Navy photograph, National Archives)
I’m glad our tax money is going to such good use.
Did the nurse give affirmative consent to be kissed if not the sailor needs to be charged with sexual assault. That photo smacks of heteronormative patriarchy.
Why is this important, and how much taxpayer money was spent on this study?
At least they didn’t conclude the sailor was sexually assaulting the nurse like they did last year.
The Americans were a much better people than we are.
why is either he or the other sailors in the picture out of uniform?
People in street appear to be in celebration mode. It would be easy to understand that the celebration started before the official announcement.
Beat me!
Whew... I thought they were going to say the sailor was a tranny and the nurse was a dyke, or vice versa.
I see this was at the corner of Happy and Healthy Streets.
I wouldn't say it's important. Interesting, ok.
Ahh, Sarasota. Drove past it last week.
Navy can do!
Probably whites were optional, can't be sure.
No idea.
"Physicist Donald Olson says it took four years to sort out"
"...I'm here for KISS..?????..whoops wrong room"
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