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Proposed Construction for Oxygen Indicator Model C

  • Circa 1944

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The device depicted is likely one of the models constructed for the National Defense Research Committee.

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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  • 8.5 in. W x 11 in. L
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  • Danaher Corporation
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Sub-series 3. Product Files
  • Series II. Business Activities Files
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  • Box 19, Folder 8

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“Proposed Construction for Oxygen Indicator Model C,” circa 1944. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 19, Folder 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/xs55mc445.

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