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Title |
180 Degree Flight Ttube from A.O. Nier Mass Spectrometer |
Object Name |
Spectrometer, Mass |
Object ID |
IG98:09.001 |
Description |
Hand blown glass tube with various electrical/mechanical components inside; tube extends vertically and then into a semi-circular shape, stopping at the 3 o'clock position and then extending out perpendicular to the middle; two separate tubes extend from the main tube |
Date |
late 1930s |
Dimensions |
H-25.5 W-22 inches |
Material |
Glass, Metal |
Made |
A. O. Nier |
Search Terms |
Flight Manhattan Project (U.S.) Mass Spectrometers Mass Spectrometry Outer Space--Exploration Physics Scientific apparatus and instruments Analytical chemistry--Instruments Uranium |
Provenance |
A.O. Nier was an American Physicist who specialized in Mass Spectroscopy and the study of Uranium. He was involved in the Manhattan Project, mainly in designing the spectrographs used by the scientists creating the Atomic Bomb. After the war Nier focused his research on space science and the noble gasses, designing the miniature Mass Spectrometers used on the Viking Lander Spacecrafts to sample and measure the atmosphere of Mars. |