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Instructions, OM-1 Portable Oxygen Meter

  • 1957-Jul

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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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  • Series XIV. Instructions and Manuals
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  • Box 105, Folder 121

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“Instructions, OM-1 Portable Oxygen Meter,” July 1957. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 105, Folder 121. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/3b5918656.

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