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

1944-Jul-19

Letter regarding an inquiry from the United States War Department about the sensitivity of Pauling Oxygen Meter.

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.

Author	Churchill, Durand Jr.
Addressee	Beckman, Arnold O.
Place of creation	Washington (D.C.)
Format	Text
Genre	Business correspondence
Extent	8 in. W x 10.5 in. L
Language	English
Subject	Beckman Instruments, inc. Oxygen--Measurement Scientific apparatus and instruments United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee United States. War Department World War (1939-1945)
Rights	Public Domain Mark 1.0
Credit line	Courtesy of Science History Institute

Physical location

Department	Archives
Collection	Beckman Historical Collection
Series arrangement	Series II. Business Activities Files Sub-series 3. Product Files
Physical container	Box 19, Folder 8
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Churchill, Durand, Jr. “Letter from Durand Churchill, Jr. to Arnold O. Beckman,” July 19, 1944. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 19, Folder 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/m326m1757.

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