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TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTING, AND SIMULATION

Infrared Measurement of Carbon Dioxide in the Human Breath: "Breathe-Through" Devices from Tyndall to the Present Day

The ability to measure carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the breath of a patient or capnometry, is one of the fundamental technological advances of modern medicine. I will chronicle the evolution and commercialization of mainstream capnometry based upon infrared measurement of CO₂ in the breath using information from the historical record and personal interviews with many of the developers.

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