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Monthly Report: An Instrument for Recording the Concentration of Mustard Gas in Air
Box 18, Folder 31- 1943-Nov
The report discusses work performed between September 20 and October 31, 1943, under contract number OEMsr-674. Beckman reported beginning construction of the first model of an instrument to record concentrations of…
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Diagram of gas handling system for Beckman infrared spectrophotometer
Box 18, Folder 9- 1943-Nov-18
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Beckman Model G pH meter circuit diagram
Box 18, Folder 26- 1943-Dec-02
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting “acidimeter” with its…
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Letter from Vannevar Bush to Arnold O. Beckman
Box 19, Folder 8- 1944
The letter expresses Bush's "personal and official appreciation and commendation" for contracted work performed in furtherance of the war effort.
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Proposed Construction for Oxygen Indicator Model C
Box 19, Folder 8- Circa 1944
The device depicted is likely one of the models constructed for the National Defense Research Committee.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers…
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Letter from Arnold Beckman to Fred T. Williams
Box 16, Folder 20- 1944-Mar-07
A letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Fred T. Williams, a patent advisor at the National Defense Research Committee. In this letter, Beckman reports on the delay in filing a patent for his carbon monoxide detecting…
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Report: Paper Tape Recording of CW Agents
Box 18, Folder 32- 1944-Mar-30
The informal report drafted by a University of Chicago team, regarding contract OEMsr-79, documented efforts to record chemical warfare agents using sensitized paper tape. The report includes one such strip…
- Author Wilzbach, Kenneth E., Nicolaides, Nicholas, Remington, William R., Brown, Weldon G., Stell, Robert J., Ballweber, Edward G., Pearson, Donald E.
- Subject Cyanogen compounds, Gases--Analysis, University of Chicago, Mustard gas, Chemical agents (Munitions), United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee, Chemical warfare, Hydrocyanic acid, Phosgene
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Letter from Durand Churchill, Jr. to Arnold O. Beckman
Box 19, Folder 8- 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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The Pauling Oxygen Meter: A Collection of Three Early Reports
Box 19- 1944-Jun-30
- 1952-Feb
- 1953-May
The included reports are "The Pauling Oxygen Meter" by Reuben E. Wood and David P. Shoemaker, 1944; "Final Report Contract Nonr 388(00): Research Covering Develpment of an Onoxia Warning Device for Use in High-altitude…
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Letter from Durand Churchill, Jr. to Arnold O. Beckman
Box 19, Folder 8- 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 Linus Pauling to S. S. Prentiss
Box 19, Folder 8- 1944-Jul-27
The letter regards the development of Models K and L oxygen meters, recommendations for which are ready for further testing by the National Defense Research Committee, and a note that some are unsuitable due to…
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Espionage Act
- Extract from "The Code of the Laws of the United States of America" in Force June 14, 1940, Title 50--War, Chapter 4--Espionage
Box 18, Folder 31- 1944-Sep-01
Arnold Beckman signed this Espionage Act during the course of work with MIT's Radiation Lab, presumably in connection with work on mustard gas detection.
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Secrecy Agreement
Box 18, Folder 31- 1944-Sep-01
Arnold Beckman signed this agreement during the course of work with MIT's Radiation Lab, presumably in connection with work on mustard gas detection.
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Hanford Engineer Works Manual for Beckman Instruments equipment
Box 121, Folder 76- 1944-Oct
This instruction manual for several Beckman Instruments products was created by the Hanford Site Instrument Department, specifically for use with Beckman instruments used in their facility. Instruments covered in this…
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Beckman IR spectrophotometer wavelength drive bearing block location
Box 18, Folder 9- 1944-Dec-13
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Letter from Durand Churchill, Jr. to Arnold O. Beckman
Box 19, Folder 8- 1944-Dec-15
Letter in which Arnold Beckman's request to have the Pauling Oxygen Meter project declassified is denied.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers…
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Mtg. holes for Beckman IR-85 Spectrophotometer wavelength drive
Box 18, Folder 9- 1944-Dec-16
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Reuben Wood
Box 19, Folder 8- 1944-Dec-27
The letter outlines the Navy's requirements for the Pauling oxygen meter. The spelling of the recipient's name is likely a mistake, as letters written by Wood himself spell his first name "Reuben."
Developed from a…
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Beckman IR-85 motor wavelength drive
Box 18, Folder 9- Circa 1945
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Beckman IR-85 motor wavelength drive
Box 18, Folder 9- Circa 1945
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Instructions for replacing No. 2530 electronic tube model [in] model D and DU spectrophotometers
Box 104, Folder 96- 1945
These instructions for phototube replacement describe some of the inner workings of the first model D/DU spectrophotometer made by National Technical Laboratories in 1945. The phototube being replaced in these…
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Portrait of Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004)
Box 55, Folder 3- 1945
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical instruments with National Technical Laboratories,…
- Photographer Curtis Studios
- Subject Scientists--Portraits, Beckman, Arnold O.
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Portraits of Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004)
Box 56, Folder 66- 1945
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical instruments with National Technical Laboratories,…
- Photographer Curtis Studios
- Subject Scientists--Portraits, Beckman, Arnold O., Portraits, Portraits, American
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Letter from Reuben E. Wood to Spencer Prentiss
Box 19, Folder 8- 1945-Jan-22
Letter regarding various requirements for the Pauling Oxygen Meter, including the possibility of making a combination moisture detector and oxygen meter. At the time, both Reuben Wood and Dr. Spencer S. Prentiss were…
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to S. S. Prentiss
Box 19, Folder 8- 1945-Jan-23
In this letter, Beckman discusses the testing and production of various models of the Pauling oxygen meter. Model F is discussed in the most detail, but Models P, G, and a damaged aircraft Model L are also mentioned.
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