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Letter from Reuben E. Wood to Spencer Prentiss

  • 1945-Jan-22

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Letter regarding various requirements for the Pauling Oxygen Meter, including the possibility of making a combination moisture detector and oxygen meter. At the time, both Reuben Wood and Dr. Spencer S. Prentiss were working for the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC). Prentiss worked specifically as a patent liaison and researcher on various oxygen-related projects.

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

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Wood, Reuben E. “Letter from Reuben E. Wood to Spencer Prentiss,” January 22, 1945. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 19, Folder 8. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/fx719m48m.

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