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Beckman Model 777 Oxygen Analyzer

  • Circa 1962

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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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  • 10 in. W x 8 in. L
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  • (verso, 2012-002_1367) "0088"
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Sub-series 1. Image Files
  • Series X. Photographic Materials
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  • Box 58, Folder 63

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“Beckman Model 777 Oxygen Analyzer,” circa 1962. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 58, Folder 63. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/g158bh80x.

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