William David Coolidge

American physicist (1873–1975).

Born October 23rd, 1873 in Hudson.

Died February 3rd, 1975 at 101 years old in Schenectady.

Occupations
chemist, electrical engineer, inventor, physicist, university teacher

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel