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Archival Materials
Ernst P. Boas Papers
Creators:
Boas, Ernst P. (Ernst Philip), 1891-1955
Dates:
1927-1946
Size:
0.25 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0881
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document Dr. Ernst P. Boas and his work with Benjamin Liebowitz and Dr. Ernst F. Goldschmidt to develop the cardiotachometer (US Patent 1,816,465), a device to measure patients' heart rates for long periods of time. Materials include Dr. Boas's correspondence, patient experiment data, articles, and reprints of journal articles authored by Dr. Boas and with others that relate to the development of the cardiotachometer.