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| Born | October 23, 1873, Hudson, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 3, 1975, Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Alma mater | University of Leipzig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | his contributions to the incandescent electric lighting and the X-rays art |
| Notable awards | IEEE Edison Medal (1927), Hughes Medal (1927), Faraday Medal (1939), Duddell Medal and Prize (1941) |
About William D. Coolidge
Engineer William D. Coolidge was born in Massachusetts, United States on October 23, 1873. He dies at the age of 101, on February 3, 1975.
His advancements in tungsten filaments aided in the development of contemporary light bulbs and the first X-ray tube. He was the Director of General Electric's Research Laboratory, where he invented ductile tungsten, which replaced carbon in light bulbs.
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William D. Coolidge before becoming famous
William D. Coolidge was born in the Zodiac sign Scorpio (The Scales), and 1873 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rooster (雞).
He attended MIT before moving to Leipzig, Germany, to pursue his doctorate at the University of Leipzig.
Achievement of William D. Coolidge
His most famous invention, a vacuum tube for quickly creating x-rays, became an indispensable aspect of medical practice around the world, and is today known as the 'Coolidge tube.'.
William D. Coolidge's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
With his wife Ethel Westcott Woodard, he had two children.
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His tungsten filaments made an incandescent light bulb that was far more durable than Inventor Thomas Edison's previous carbon fiber model.
William D. Coolidge Income & Net worth
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