Centenary Celebration for Coolidge
Abstract/Description: | Centenary celebration for Dr. William D. Coolidge (center), famed inventor of the ductile tungsten used for filaments in virtually all electric lamps and of the Coolidge X-ray tube which made possible modern medical and industrial X-ray technology. Dr. Coolidge joined the staff of General Electric Research Lab. In 1905, and was director from 1932-1945. Succeeded by Dr. C. Guy Suits (right), director until 1965, and by Dr. Arthur M. Bueche (left) who became General Electric's vice president when Dr. Suits retired. The birthday cake was lighted with 100 ductile-tungsten lamps and topped by the target from an early Coolidge tube encrusted with 100 tiny diamonds surrounding one of GE's large laboratory-made gem diamonds. |
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Subject(s): | Birthday parties Smiling Portraits, Group Coolidge, William David, 1873-1975 Bueche, Arthur Maynard, 1920-1981 Suits, C. Guy (Chauncey Guy), 1905-1991 |
Date Created: | October 23, 1973 |
Credit Line: | General Electric Research and Development Center, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection |
Catalog ID: | Coolidge William C1 |
Title: | Centenary Celebration for Coolidge. | |
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Type of Resource: | still image | |
Date Created: | October 23, 1973 | |
Extent: | 1 photographic print (black and white; 7.5 x 6 inches) | |
Abstract/Description: | Centenary celebration for Dr. William D. Coolidge (center), famed inventor of the ductile tungsten used for filaments in virtually all electric lamps and of the Coolidge X-ray tube which made possible modern medical and industrial X-ray technology. Dr. Coolidge joined the staff of General Electric Research Lab. In 1905, and was director from 1932-1945. Succeeded by Dr. C. Guy Suits (right), director until 1965, and by Dr. Arthur M. Bueche (left) who became General Electric's vice president when Dr. Suits retired. The birthday cake was lighted with 100 ductile-tungsten lamps and topped by the target from an early Coolidge tube encrusted with 100 tiny diamonds surrounding one of GE's large laboratory-made gem diamonds. | |
Identifier(s): | Coolidge William C1 (Catalog ID) | |
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Credit Line: General Electric Research and Development Center, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection |
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Subject(s): |
Birthday parties Smiling Portraits, Group Coolidge, William David, 1873-1975 Bueche, Arthur Maynard, 1920-1981 Suits, C. Guy (Chauncey Guy), 1905-1991 |
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Held by: | Niels Bohr Library & Archives | |
Copyright Holder: | General Electric Global Research | |
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Related Title: | Physics Today Collection. | |
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