A Powerful Röntgen Ray Tube with a Pure Electron Discharge

by William Coolidge

$3,300 · Offered by Manhattan Rare Books

FIRST PRINTING IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS announcing the invention of the Coolidge tube, the basis for all modern X-ray tubes; the single most important event in the progress of radiology. “While many clever designs were implemented to compensate for the technical limitations of early X-ray tubes, the true milestone--what some experts call ‘the single most important event in the progress of radiology’--did not occur until nearly 20 years

• Binding: Wrappers

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