Photographs

William Birnbaum with a Phonocardiogram System

circa 1965

Electronics Engineer William Birnbaum demonstrates a Phonocardiogram System (including at Type 531 Oscilloscope), manufactured by Beckman Instruments. This instrument was used on at least one of the Project Gemini manned spaceflights in 1965-1966 to monitor the heartbeat of an astronauts while they were inside the space shuttle.

Format	Image
Genre	Photographs
Extent	8 in. W x 10 in. L
Subject	Beckman Instruments, inc. Medical instruments and apparatus Oscilloscopes Phonocardiography Project Gemini (U.S.) United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rights	In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable
Credit line	Courtesy of Science History Institute

Physical location

Department	Archives
Collection	Beckman Historical Collection
Series arrangement	Series X. Photographic Materials Sub-series 1. Image files
Physical container	Box 55, Folder 133
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“William Birnbaum with a Phonocardiogram System,” circa 1965. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 55, Folder 133. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/hq37vn641.

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