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William D. Coolidge

1873 - 1975

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William David Coolidge (; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William D. Coolidge is the 707th most popular physicist (down from 587th in 2019), the 8,408th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,441st in 2019) and the 153rd most popular American Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, William D. Coolidge ranks 707 out of 851. Before him are Zoltán Lajos Bay, Ștefania Mărăcineanu, Frederick Seitz, Sarah Frances Whiting, Dirk Coster, and Ayşe Erzan. After him are Grigory Landsberg, Andreas von Ettingshausen, Jürgen Kurths, Antonius van den Broek, Franz Josef Gerstner, and Harold Agnew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, William D. Coolidge ranks 173. Before him are Lucien Mérignac, A. K. Fazlul Huq, Dimitrios Maximos, Harry Spanjer, Oskari Tokoi, and Betty Nansen. After him are Luise Fleck, Guillaume Grandidier, Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen, Charles Schlee, Olaf Gulbransson, and Boyd Alexander. Among people deceased in 1975, William D. Coolidge ranks 213. Before him are Hermann Paul Müller, Pyotr Novikov, Erico Verissimo, Tommy Green, Nilo Murtinho Braga, and Charles Kieffer. After him are László Németh, Alfred Neveu, Nils Eriksen, Toti Dal Monte, William Cockburn, and Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William D. Coolidge ranks 8,410 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Carey (1980), Toni Basil (1943), Edward Moore (1897), Jonathan Pollard (1954), Curly Howard (1903), and Charles Kieffer (1910). After him are Marc Aaronson (1950), Robert Bacon (1860), Paddy Chayefsky (1923), Noah Wyle (1971), John Casper (1943), and K. Eric Drexler (1955).

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Among PHYSICISTS In United States

Among physicists born in United States, William D. Coolidge ranks 153. Before him are Lisa Randall (1962), Edwin H. Land (1909), Leo Kadanoff (1937), John C. Slater (1900), Frederick Seitz (1911), and Sarah Frances Whiting (1847). After him are Harold Agnew (1921), Leonard Mlodinow (1954), Joseph Polchinski (1954), Elliott H. Lieb (1932), Stuart Hameroff (1947), and Bill Nye (1955).

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