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🎂 William D. Coolidge - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday
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| Popular As |
William D. Coolidge |
| Occupation |
Engineer |
| Age |
years old |
| 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.
Associated With
His tungsten filaments made a much more durable incandescent light bulb than Thomas Edison's previous carbon fiber model.
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