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Beckman OM-11 Oxygen Analyzer

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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) "Karjalas' Photo Vision, 231 E. Imperial Hwy. Suite 260, Fullerton, CA 92636, (714) 992-1210"
  • (verso) "042381 07"
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series X. Photographic Materials
  • Sub-series 3. Photo Albums
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  • Box 78

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Karjalas' Photo Vision. “Beckman OM-11 Oxygen Analyzer,” n.d. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 78. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/w3763693d.

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