Wallace H. Coulter

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Wallace H. Coulter (February 17, 1913 – August 7. 1998) was an American electrical engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is best known for his discovery of the Coulter principle, which provided a methodology for counting, measuring and evaluating microscopic particles suspended in fluid. His invention of the Coulter Counter made possible today’s most common medical diagnostic test: the complete blood count (CBC).

The Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering at Clarkson University is named after him thanks to his contributions as a trustee and due to his Foundation's contributions to the University.

The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University is also named after him.