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William Coolidge with Portable X-ray machine, 1918
General Electric Company1918
Museum of Innovation & Science
Schenectady, United States
Dr. William Coolidge invented what is considered the modern X-ray tube. He also developed an early portable X-ray machine. Coolidge's X-ray machine was used in military hospitals during World War I.
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- Title: William Coolidge with Portable X-ray machine, 1918
- Creator: General Electric Company
- Date Created: 1918
- Location: Schenectady - Schenectady County - New York
- Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
- Original Language: English
- Subject Keywords: Radiography; Electron tubes; Inventors; General Electric Company. Research Laboratory.; GE Medical Systems; Coolidge, William David, 1873-1975
- Type: Photograph
- Publisher: General Electric Company
- Rights: This digital image may be used for educational uses. Please cite as miSci- Museum of Innovation & Science. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the images from miSci.
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