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Wallace H. Coulter

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American electrical engineer (1913-1998)

United StatesScientistsLived 1913 to 1998 · aged 85
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Wallace H. Coulter was an American electrical engineer, inventor, and businessman. The best known of his 85 patents is the Coulter principle, which provides a method for counting and sizing microscopic particles suspended in fluid.

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2004National Inventors Hall of Fame
1979honorary doctor of the University of Miami
1960John Scott Award

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Wallace H. Coulter was an American electrical engineer, inventor, and businessman. The best known of his 85 patents is the Coulter principle, which provides a method for counting and sizing microscopic particles suspended in fluid. His invention of the Coulter Counter made possible today's most common medical diagnostic test: the complete blood count (CBC). The Coulter principle is used in quality control of consumer products, such as chocolate and beer, paint and toners, and was even used to analyze Moon dust.

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United States
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 1998 · aged 85
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