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Nurse using a Beckman Model D oxygen meter with an infant isolette

  • Circa 1959

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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 in. W x 10 in. L
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  • (front left) "PP04 28"
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Rights Public Domain Mark 1.0
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series X. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 3. Photo Albums
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  • Box 80

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Kassler Studios. “Nurse Using a Beckman Model D Oxygen Meter with an Infant Isolette,” circa 1959. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 80. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/4x51hj08r.

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