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Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1945-Jul-11

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The letter discusses testing of the Pauling hospital oxygen meter and concerns about its ruggedness--specifically, its ability to survive being dropped onto a stone floor from a height of three feet.

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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  • (first page, top right corner) "Reply to: 1703 - 32nd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C."
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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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Scientific Biography
Arnold O. Beckman

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Prentiss, Spencer S. “Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Arnold O. Beckman,” July 11, 1945. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 19, Folder 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/9s161668w.

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