Coolidge, William David, 1873-1975

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Birth 1873-10-23
Death 1975-02-03

Biographical notes:

William David Coolidge is well known for his contributions to X-ray machines and his work with tungsten filaments. He was the director of the General Electric Research Laboratory (1932-1940). Born on Oct. 23, 1873 in Boston MA, he obtained BS in Electrical Engineering, from MIT in 1896 and a PhD in Physics from the University of Leipzig in Germany in 1899. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Subjects:

  • Cathode ray tubes
  • Radiology, Medical
  • Physicists
  • Physics
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • X-rays
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

  • Chemists
  • Physicists
  • Radiologists

Places:

  • NY, US
  • MA, US

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