William D. Coolidge
Physicist, Academic
1873 – 1975
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Who was William D. Coolidge?
William David Coolidge was an American physicist, 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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