Whiting, William Joseph, 1882-1973

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Birth 1882
Death 1973

Biographical notes:

Inventor of Whiting Filterlite (a light filter); studied engineering, pure physics, and biology at Yale (1905-1910); during World War I, performed special optical work for the U.S. Navy and afterwards continued his work for the Navy, researching dyes.

From the description of William Joseph Whiting papers, 1916-1941. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 314357340

Inventor of Whiting Filterlite (a light filter). Studied engineering, pure physics and biology at Yale University (1905-1910). During World War I, performed special optical work for the U.S. Navy. After the war he continued to work for the Navy researching dyes.

From the description of William Joseph Whiting Papers, 1916-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79239274

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  • Light filters

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