Man-Mad Mine? - Not quite. Furnace at Air Force Cambridge Research Center, Bedford, manufactures diamond crystals of gem quality. Aim is to develop diamonds for use as transistors. Furnace can produce 1.8 million pounds pf pressure per square inch.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Man-Mad Mine? - Not quite. Furnace at Air Force Cambridge Research Center, Bedford, manufactures diamond crystals of gem quality. Aim is to develop diamonds for use as transistors. Furnace can produce 1.8 million pounds pf pressure per square inch.

[ca. February 1960]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Furnace

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