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Pauling Oxygen Analyzer

  • 1940s

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Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety, and preventing blindness in newborn babies.

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  • Series X. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 1. Image Files
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  • Box 59, Folder 45

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Scientific Biography
Linus Carl Pauling

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“Pauling Oxygen Analyzer,” 1940–1949. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 59, Folder 45. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/2v23vt38m.

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