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D2 Oxygen Analyzer for Safe Oxygen Therapy

  • Product Data Sheet O2—8120

  • 1950s

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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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  • 8.5 in. W x 11 in. L
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Sub-series 3. Product Files
  • Series II. Business Activities Files
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  • Box 19, Folder 7

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Beckman Instruments, Inc. “D2 Oxygen Analyzer for Safe Oxygen Therapy,” 1950–1959. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 19, Folder 7. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/4t64gn590.

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