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[[File:William_D._Coolidge.jpg|thumb|William David Coolidge.]]'''William David Coolidge''' (/ˈkuːlɪdʒ/; October 23, 1873 – February 3, 1975) was an American physicist and engineer, who made major contributions to X-ray machines. He was the director of the General Electric Research Laboratory and a vice-president of the corporation. He was also famous for the development of "ductile tungsten", which is important for the incandescent light bulb.
[[File:William_D._Coolidge.jpg|thumb|William David Coolidge.]]'''William David Coolidge''' (23 October 1873 – 3 February 1975) was an American physicist and engineer, who made major contributions to X-ray machines. He was the director of the General Electric Research Laboratory and a vice-president of the corporation. He was also famous for the development of "ductile tungsten", which is important for the incandescent light bulb.


== In the News ==
== In the News ==
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* [[Physicist (nonfiction)]]
* [[Physicist (nonfiction)]]


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== External links ==


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_D._Coolidge William D. Coolidge] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_D._Coolidge William D. Coolidge] @ Wikipedia

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William David Coolidge.

William David Coolidge (23 October 1873 – 3 February 1975) was an American physicist and engineer, who made major contributions to X-ray machines. He was the director of the General Electric Research Laboratory and a vice-president of the corporation. He was also famous for the development of "ductile tungsten", which is important for the incandescent light bulb.

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