SZ/OEMU/2/8/2/19 - [Letter, E.M.M. Alden to W.G. Penney, 11/6/43]

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/2/8/2/19

Level of description

Item

Title

[Letter, E.M.M. Alden to W.G. Penney, 11/6/43]

Date/s

1943

Quantity & Format

Letters (typescript)

Subject

Underwater explosions
Respiration

Creator

Alden, E. M. M.

Creator

Penney, William George,

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

Refers to the sneezing capacity of mice. Experiments where mice were immersed in water produced sneezes and coughs. Pepper and snuff had no effect, unlike the experiments with dogs and monkeys who reacted with true sneezing.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/2 - [OEMU. Research queries and correspondence, 1940-1962]
    - SZ/OEMU/2/8 - [Experimental work enquiries and correspondence, 1941-1945]
      - SZ/OEMU/2/8/2 - [Experimental work enquiry replies: Ring-binder 1, 1941-1945]
        SZ/OEMU/2/8/2/19 - [Letter, E.M.M. Alden to W.G. Penney, 11/6/43]

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