Name/Title
Proximity FuseEntry/Object ID
1987.083.001Description
-inert sample on clear acrylic base (.001 = fuse, .002 = base)
-label on fuse (parts are chipped off): "The Applied Physics Lab/Johns Hopkins University/Take---e is presenting to Captain J.H. Carter, USN/ this inert sa[mple] --- VT [Variable Time] or Radio Proximity Fuse ------nto of his part in its development/Officials of the ------ and Navy Departments rank this fuse -----ng with radar and the atomic bomb, as one of the three outstanding scientific contributions to World War II/ Silver Spring Md. Sept. 28, 1945" with three signed names as administrator, director, and assistant director
-fuse was relayed from Mrs. Jesse H. Carter
-red stamp across back: "------- VT Fuze Contains Classified Compounds"Collection
Weapons CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
FuzeNomenclature Primary Object Term
Primer, DetonationNomenclature Sub-Class
AmmunitionNomenclature Class
ArmamentsNomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologySearch Terms
Puzzle, U.S. Navy