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Letter from Julius Kauffman to S. S. Prentiss

  • 1945-Aug-30

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Summarizing a report of the Army Medical Center's trial of the Pauling oxygen meter, Julius Kauffman noted that the device was accurate but "rather fragile."

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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  • (bottom) "This document contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Act. 50 U. S. C., 31 and 32 as amended. Its transmission of the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law."
  • (top and bottom (struck through)) "Confidential"
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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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Kauffman, Julius. “Letter from Julius Kauffman to S. S. Prentiss,” August 30, 1945. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 19, Folder 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/zp38wd15b.

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