William D. Coolidge

About William D. Coolidge

Birth Day: October 23, 1873
Birth Place: Massachusetts

William D. Coolidge

William D. Coolidge net worth and salary: William D. Coolidge is a Engineer. William D. Coolidge was born in in October 23, 1873. His improvement on the tungsten filaments helped create the modern light bulbs and the first X-ray tube. He was the Director of the Research Laboratory at General Electric, where he developed ductile tungsten, replacing carbon in light bulbs.
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Popular As William D. Coolidge
Occupation Engineer
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Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born October 23, 1873 (Massachusetts)
Birthday October 23
Town/City Massachusetts
Nationality Massachusetts

🌙 Zodiac

William D. Coolidge’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. According to astrologers, Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people. They are determined and decisive, and will research until they find out the truth. Scorpio is a great leader, always aware of the situation and also features prominently in resourcefulness. Scorpio is a Water sign and lives to experience and express emotions. Although emotions are very important for Scorpio, they manifest them differently than other water signs. In any case, you can be sure that the Scorpio will keep your secrets, whatever they may be.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

William D. Coolidge was born in the Year of the Rooster. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rooster are practical, resourceful, observant, analytical, straightforward, trusting, honest, perfectionists, neat and conservative. Compatible with Ox or Snake.

About

His improvement on the tungsten filaments helped create the modern light bulbs and the first X-ray tube. He was the Director of the Research Laboratory at General Electric, where he developed ductile tungsten, replacing carbon in light bulbs.

Before Fame

He studied at MIT before going to Germany to reeve his doctorate from the University of Leipzig.

Trivia

His greatest invention, a vacuum tube for easily generating x-rays, became an indispensible part of medical practices everywhere, and is still sometimes called the 'Coolidge tube'.

Family Life

He had two children with his wife Ethel Westcott Woodard.

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His tungsten filaments made a much more durable incandescent light bulb than Thomas Edison's previous carbon fiber model.

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