# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-david-coolidge
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:07:33.277Z

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name: "William David Coolidge"
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description: "William David Coolidge 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."
tagline: "American physicist (1873–1975)"
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birthDate: "1873-10-23"
deathDate: "1975-02-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump