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Term: Waltham

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Located on Charles River; incorporated as town 1738; expanded with textile mills 1813 & American Waltham Watch Company 1854, one of world's largest; other industries include missles & electronic equipment; nation's first training school for nurses 1885. a

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Klett-Summerson photoelectric colorimeter
circa 1950
Berry's strain gauge
circa 1927
polarimeter
ca. 1960-1980
cathode, filament, and grid from Raytheon 24A vacuum tube
1922-1930
electrocardiograph
circa 1940

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Janszen Laboratory Inc.

1954 - 1959
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Thornton Associates, Inc.

fl. 1970 - 1990
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Richard S. Perkin

1906 - 1969
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Raytheon Manufacturing Company

1922-present
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Eveready Raytheon

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