Object Details
maker
Bell Laboratories
Description
A paper tag associated with this synthetic garnet reads “S385 / Y3Ga5O12-Nn+Ti Y-Ga-Garnet / Brian Mason - USNM (originally Kurt / Nassau, Bell Labs.” Kurt Nassau (1927-2010) was born in Austria, fled the Nazis, moved to the United States, earned a PhD in physical chemistry, and worked as a research scientist at Bell Labs in Nassau, New York.
YAG is the acronym for yttrium aluminum garnet, a crystal developed by Bell Laboratories for use in lasers but also suitable as a substitute for gems. The first YAG diamonds were introduced by Litton Industries’ Airtron Division in late 1969.
Walter Tomaszewski, “The New ‘Diamond’: YAG Is Latest In Keeping Up With The Joneses,” New York Times (Jan. 3, 1971), p. F3.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Transfer from Department of Mineral Sciences, Nationl Museum of Natural History
date made
1960s
ID Number
1988.0329.75
catalog number
1988.0329.75
accession number
1988.0329
Object Name
Mineral Sample
Synthetic Garnet
Measurements
overall: 7.7 cm x 2.5 cm x 3.9 cm; 3 1/16 in x in x 1 9/16 in
overall: 1 5/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 4.1275 cm x 6.985 cm x 3.175 cm
place made
United States: New York, Nassau
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_332401