William David Coolidge
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
William David Coolidge 1873-1975, American physical chemist, b. Hudson, Mass., grad. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1896. He joined the General Electric Company in 1905 and served as director of its research laboratory (1932-40) and as vice president and director of research (1940-44). He made special studies of X rays, invented an X-ray tube, and invented and developed ductile tungsten.
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