Henry Green dies

Green applied for a patent on vacuum tubes on December 21, 1912.

Green’s funeral would be held on March 6, 1914.

1. “Henry Green, who died at Hartford, Connecticut, on March 4, 1914, did more for the advancement of X-ray tubes than any one man engaged in their manufacture.” – American Journal of Roentgenology.
2. “The physicians in this city were among the first in this country to have the benefit of X-ray diagnoses, using Mr. Green’s tubes.” – Hartford Courant.
3. “Mr. Green developed the first focussing tubes to be successfully operated and gave many public demonstrations, later beginning the manufacture of tubes on a commercial basis.” – New York Times.

1. “Randolf” may also have been Rudolph. Future reports on him use both names, and the spelling of both names varies.
2. Only Leonard married.

Unattributed, "Fatal Poisoning by X-Ray: Henry Green, Victim, Was Pioneer Manufacturer of X-Ray Tubes," New York Times, March 5, 1914, page 1.

Unattributed, "Obituary - Henry Green 1860-1914," American Journal of Roentgenology, v. 1 n.5 (3/1914), pp 224-225.

Unattributed, "X-rays Cause Death of Henry Green: Hartford Man Made First Successfully Operated Focusing Tubes," Hartford Courant, March 5, 1914, page 3.