Everest Oxygen Equipment
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| Oxygen equipment used by Edmund Hillary | |
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| Manufacturer | (unknown) |
| Production years | 1953 |
| Production location | (unknown) |
Oxygen equipment used by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in their conquest of the summit of Everest, 29 May 1953
News of Hillary and Norgay’s conquest of Everest’s summit reached Britain on the day of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. It was the subject of enormous popular pride and celebration. The expedition’s success depended on this breathing apparatus which, intriguingly, was designed by engineer and climber Peter Lloyd, who was involved in British high-altitude military aircraft research.
[edit] How it works
At high altitude the Earth’s atmosphere is thin and lacking in oxygen. This breathing apparatus provides a means to keep climbers alive by providing levels of oxygen which mimic those at the Earth’s surface.
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[edit] In the Science Museum
The Museum borrowed this object in 2008 from the Royal Geographical Society as a loan for the Dan Dare Exhibition.
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This object is currently on display in the Dan Dare & the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain exhibition at the Science Museum, London.