Oxygen generator files, 1950-1997.

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Oxygen generator files, 1950-1997.

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Documentation of Dr. Oscar Wyss's modification of a potassium dioxide oxygen generator for use by the 1951 Swiss expedition team to Mt. Everest. The collection includes correspondence among Wyss and members of the 1951 Swiss expedition team, background literature about oxygen generators, a brief report of the 1951 Swiss expedition to Mt. Everest, newsclippings about the 1951 Swiss expedition and the 1953 British expedition to Mt. Everest, and photographs of the device designed by Wyss.

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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Wyss, Oscar A. M.

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Swiss research physiologist residing in Zurich, Switzerland. In 1950, Wyss modified a commercially available oxygen generator to be used by the Swiss climbing team during its 1951 expedition to Mount Everest. Wyss's design failed, which prevented the Swiss team from reaching the summit of Mt. Everest in 1951. In adapting the device for climbing, Wyss did not account for the fact that moisture content of respiration drops dramatically at high altitude. Also, he incorporated into the design a ligh...

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