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William Coolidge
(23 Oct 1873 - 3 Feb 1975)
American physicist, engineer and physical chemist.
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Quotes by others about William Coolidge (1)
Tungsten, X-rays, and Coolidge form a trinity that has left an indelible impression upon our life and times. The key word in this triad is Coolidge, for his work brought the element tungsten from laboratory obscurity to the central role of the industrial stage and gave the X-ray a central role in the progress of medicine throughout the world.
In National Academy of Sciences, Biographical Memoirs, Vol. 53, 141.
See also:
- 23 Oct - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Coolidge's birth.
- William David Coolidge: A Centenarian and His Work, by Herman Alfred Liebhafsky. - book suggestion.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
