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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Durand Churchill, Jr.

  • 1945-May-10

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In this letter, Beckman requested permission to discuss the Pauling Oxygen Meter and made the case that the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) should lift the "Restricted" classification.

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  • Danaher Corporation
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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 8

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Scientific Biography
Arnold O. Beckman

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Beckman, Arnold O. “Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Durand Churchill, Jr.,” May 10, 1945. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 19, Folder 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/fx719n19c.

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