File:OrdnanceWorldWarII 55.jpg

Original file ‎(5,452 × 4,148 pixels, file size: 8.58 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

English

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary edit

Description

The dimensions of this fuse, excluding the whip antenna and battery (not pictured) were 14" in length and 3.5" in diameter. In contrast, the later NBS-developed generator-powered proximity fuse for mortars measured only 4.75" in length with an overall diameter of 2".

Source

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Author

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Permission
(Reusing this file)

This image is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government, specifically an employee of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.

English ∙ 日本語 ∙ македонски ∙ Nederlands ∙ +/−

Licensing edit

This image is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government, specifically an employee of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.

English ∙ 日本語 ∙ македонски ∙ Nederlands ∙ +/−

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	19:54, 7 March 2014		5,452 × 4,148 (8.58 MB)	NISTResearchLibrary (talk \| contribs)

You cannot overwrite this file.

File usage on Commons

The following page uses this file:

User:NISTResearchLibrary/gallery

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Image title	The dimensions of this fuse, excluding the whip antenna and battery (not pictured) were 14" in length and 3.5" in diameter. In contrast, the later NBS-developed generator-powered proximity fuse for mortars measured only 4.75" in length with an overall diameter of 2".
Author	National Institute of Standards and Technology
Copyright holder	The images in the Ordnance WWII Photographic Collection are in the public domain and are not subject to copyright in the United States. However, please pay special attention to the individual works to make sure there are no copyright restrictions indicated. Individual works may require securing other permissions from the original copyright holder. Use of the images from NIST Digital Collections is not restricted, but a statement of attribution is required. Please use the following attribution statement: "National Institute of Standards and Technology Digital Collections, Gaithersburg, MD 20899."
Headline	National Institute of Standards and Technology
Source	Ordnance WWII Photographic Collection
Short title	The first successful radio proximity fuse in the world, constructed by NBS and tested by NBS scientists at the Navy Dahlgren Proving Grounds on February 12, 1941 less than two months after the program's initiation
Width	5,452 px
Height	4,148 px
Bits per component	8 8 8
Compression scheme	Uncompressed
Pixel composition	RGB
Orientation	Normal
Number of components	3
Horizontal resolution	600 dpi
Vertical resolution	600 dpi
Data arrangement	chunky format
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
File change date and time	10:50, 3 January 2014
Exif version	2.21
Color space	Uncalibrated
Image width	5,452 px
Image height	4,148 px
Unique ID of original document	9817E10A8DC2D5B45EFEE732955D04C6
Original transmission location code	E662
Date metadata was last modified	06:41, 7 January 2014
Date and time of digitizing	12:02, 18 September 2013
Copyright status	Copyright status not set
Keywords	United States. National Bureau of Standards--History--Photograph collections. BAT guided missile--Photograph collections. Guided missiles--Photograph collections. Proximity fuzes--Photograph collections. Ordnance--Photograph collections. World War 1939-1945.
Contact information	library@nist.gov 100 Bureau Dr, MS 2500 Gaithersburg, MD, 20899 301-975-3052
IIM version	2

File:OrdnanceWorldWarII 55.jpg

Captions

Captions

Summary edit

Licensing edit

File history

File usage on Commons

Metadata

Structured data

Items portrayed in this file

depicts