William Coolidge: Vacuum Tube for X-Ray Production, 1926

Minutes and Articles

On this page, you will find Sub-Committee meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, and a receipt from Coolidge.

George A. Hoadley, Minutes, Discussing topics of inventor's personality, Coolidge Tube endorsements, and proposed patent search, 4/13/1926. (266K)

George A. Hoadley, Minutes, The Sub-Committee unanimously agreed to recommend the award of the Howard N. Potts Medal to Dr. Coolidge, 4/30/1926. (366K)

Memo to Mr. Jackson, Instructing the striking and engraving of the Potts Medal, 9/21/1926. (482K)

From William D. Coolidge, Signed receipt for the Howard N. Potts Medal and Certificate, 10/20/1926. (115K)

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Newspaper Article, Public Ledger-Philadelphia, Article describing Coolidge's demonstration of the Coolidge Tube at the awards presentation ceremony, 10/21/1926. (1.2M)
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Undated article reporting Coolidge's description of the medical effects of the Coolidge Tube and potential applications, no date. (433K)