TY - PCOMM DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable TI - Letter from J. E. Sullivan to the Coordinator of Research and Development ID - d504rk78h AU - Sullivan, J. E. DA - 1945/04/07/ YR - 1945 AV - Beckman Historical Collection, Box 19, Folder 8 VL - Beckman Historical Collection, Box 19, Folder 8 AN - Beckman Historical Collection, Box 19, Folder 8 UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/d504rk78h AB - The letter sketches the specifications for a partial pressure indicator for use in aircraft, and notes that a prototype has already been constructed. The recipient may be a member of the Navy's Research and Development department. 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. KW - Scientific apparatus and instruments KW - Oxygen--Measurement KW - Oxygen--Analysis KW - Beckman Instruments, Inc. LA - English ER -