TY - MANSCPT DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: No Known Copyright TI - Thermostat and apparatus for measuring vapor pressures ID - 1r66j1238 DA - 1928/08/21/ YR - 1928 AV - Travis P. Hignett Collection of Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory Photographs, Box 1 VL - Travis P. Hignett Collection of Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory Photographs, Box 1 AN - Travis P. Hignett Collection of Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory Photographs, Box 1 UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/1r66j1238 AB - General view of the thermostat and apparatusused to measure vapor pressures in the study of Urea synthesis at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. Urea is a water-soluble powder form of carbonic acid frequently used as a fertilizer and feed supplement. The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory (F.N.R.L.) was established at American University in 1919 under the directorship of Arthur B. Lamb. Initially part of the War Department, the F.N.R.L. was the successor to several wartime initiatives to develop a secure domestic supply of nitrate compounds necessary for the manufacture of explosives during World War I. With a staff of about 110 individuals, including 35 to 50 chemists, the F.N.R.L. focused on the manufacture, production, and development of products of atmospheric nitrogen, including munitions and fertilizers. KW - Nitrogen fertilizer industry KW - Nitrogen--Fixation KW - United States. Bureau of Chemistry and Soils KW - United States. Department of Agriculture KW - Scientific apparatus and instruments LA - ER -