Mr. Olmstead with ultrasonic oscillator at the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory
- 1930-Jan-08
General view of Mr. Olmstead. operating an ultrasonic oscillator used at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory located in Washington, D.C. Visible components of the oscillator include an 1800 volt D.C. motor generator, pliatron panel, driving circuit, and bath containing piezoelectric quartz crystal.
The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory (F.N.R.L.) was established at American University in 1919 under the directorship of Arthur B. Lamb. Initially part of the War Department, the F.N.R.L. was the successor to several wartime initiatives to develop a secure domestic supply of nitrate compounds necessary for the manufacture of explosives during World War I. With a staff of about 110 individuals, including 35 to 50 chemists, the F.N.R.L. focused on the manufacture, production, and development of products of atmospheric nitrogen, including munitions and fertilizers.
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“Mr. Olmstead with Ultrasonic Oscillator at the Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory,” January 8, 1930. Travis P. Hignett Collection of Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory Photographs, Box 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/n009w240r.
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