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    William David Coolidge (/ˈkuːlɪdʒ/; October 23, 1873 – February 3, 1975) was an American physicist and engineer, who made major contributions to X-ray...
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  • William Coolidge may refer to: William D. Coolidge (1873–1975), American physicist W. A. B. Coolidge (William Augustus Brevoort Coolidge, 1850–1926), American...
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    Calvin Coolidge's tenure as the 30th president of the United States began on August 2, 1923, when Coolidge became president upon Warren G. Harding's death...
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    efficiency, notably with the introduction of the tungsten filament by William D. Coolidge, who applied for a patent in 1912. This innovation became a standard...
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    greater efficacy with less reduction in filament life. In 1906, William D. Coolidge developed a method of making "ductile tungsten" from sintered tungsten...
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    patent it, overturning U.S. patent 1,082,933 granted in 1913 to William D. Coolidge. It is suggested that remnants of wolfram have been found in what...
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  • known as William Johnson Hippopotamus (before 1927 – October 11, 1955), was a pygmy hippopotamus given to United States President Calvin Coolidge. Captured...
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    a tendency toward brittleness, and recrystallization. In 1906, William D. Coolidge filed a patent for rendering molybdenum ductile, leading to applications...
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  • Woolsey William D. Coolidge (1873–1975), American physicist W. A. B. Coolidge (1850–1926), American historian, theologian, and mountaineer Butch Coolidge, character...
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    Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr. /ˈkuːlɪdʒ/ KOOL-ij; July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States, serving...
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