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Monthly Report: An Instrument for Recording the Concentration of Mustard Gas in Air

  • 1943-Nov

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The report discusses work performed between September 20 and October 31, 1943, under contract number OEMsr-674. Beckman reported beginning construction of the first model of an instrument to record concentrations of mustard gas (H).

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  • 8.5 in. W x 11 in. L
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  • (both pages, top) "Confidential"
  • (both pages, bottom) "This document contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Act, U.S.C. 50; 31 and 32. Its transmission or the revelation of its contents in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law."
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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 18, Folder 31

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Scientific Biography
Arnold O. Beckman
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A Brief History of Chemical War

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Beckman, Arnold O. “Monthly Report: An Instrument for Recording the Concentration of Mustard Gas in Air,” November 1943. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 18, Folder 31. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/h989r369j.

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