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Milton G. Guggenheim, Jr. at U.S. Gas Laboratory

  • 1948-May-17

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General view of Milton G. Gugenheim, Jr. operating a Podbielniak Contactor at a U.S. Gas Laboratory facility in Shreveport, Louisiana. Popularly known as a "Pod," the Podbielniak Contactor is a horizontally-mounted centrifuge used for the extraction and separation of different liquids.

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  • Box Small Collections

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Wiseman, H.O. “Milton G. Guggenheim, Jr. at U.S. Gas Laboratory,” May 17, 1948. Box Small Collections. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/k3569500q.

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