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...Robert Harrington gently strapped Jimmy into the harness of a gadget called the pneumograph. When he switched it on, Jimmy's breathing pattern showed up as two wildly irregular lines on the moving chart. Then Dr. Harrington fitted Jimmy into a chest respirator (which he is experimenting with as a substitute for the iron lung) and a positive-pressure breathing apparatus, both of which, working together, made Jimmy's breathing deeper and more regular...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The First Deep Breath | 7/11/1955 | See Source »

...feet, Arthur Starnes bailed out. Everything worked like a clock, an altimeter or a pneumograph. On the way down, Chicago's Station WLS picked up the beats of his heart, rebroadcast them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Defense: Free Fall | 11/3/1941 | See Source »

...publicity, he climbed into a Lockheed Lodestar one day last week and went upstairs-far above the 'chutists' attic. Bundled in a heavy leather suit, he carried two chutes, oxygen equipment, stop watches, an altimeter, a barograph (to record changes in altitude), a small radio transmitter, pneumograph (to record the action of his lungs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Defense: Free Fall | 11/3/1941 | See Source »

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