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Letter from Durand Churchill, Jr. to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1944-Jul-19
Letter regarding an inquiry from the United States War Department about the sensitivity of Pauling Oxygen Meter.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Churchill, Durand Jr.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, World War (1939-1945), United States. War Department, United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee, Beckman Instruments, inc.
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Letter from Durand Churchill, Jr. to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1944-Apr-12
Letter regarding specifications for Pauling Oxygen Meter for use in British military aircraft.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up…
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Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1945-Feb-20
Request from the National Defense Research Committee for a Model L Pauling Oxygen Meter to test at high altitudes in airplanes.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman…
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Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1945-Feb-06
In this letter, Dr. Prentiss inquires about the possibility of combining a moisture detector and an oxygen meter, presumably for use in submarines. At the time, Dr. Spencer S. Prentiss was working for the National…