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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Lee de Forest

  • 1953-Jan-07

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In this letter, Beckman declines to develop de Forest's light amplifier.

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  • Danaher Corporation
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  • Series I. Arnold O. Beckman Files
  • Sub-series 1. Correspondence
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  • Box 1, Folder 18

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Scientific Biography
Arnold O. Beckman

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Beckman, Arnold O. “Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Lee De Forest,” January 7, 1953. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 1, Folder 18. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/z890rv07b.

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