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Vanadium Corporation White Canyon plant
- 1953 – 1963
General view of a section of the Vanadium Corporation of America facilities near White Canyon in San Juan County, Utah. Uranium and vanadium were mined from the sandstone canyons and used to produce crude vanadium oxide…
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4 items
D2 Oxygen Analyzer for Safe Oxygen Therapy
- Product Data Sheet O2—8120
- 1950s
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Oxygen electrode diagram
- Dwg. No. 11098
- 1957
This electrode was first used inside Beckman Instruments pH meters and later in many other instruments.
- Creator Of Work Frey, D.
- Subject Electrodes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Electrodes, Glass, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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2 items
Beckman Model E Analytical Ultracentrifuge
- 1950s
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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2 items
Beckman Model 144 UV Photometer
- 1950 – 1979
Photometers measure the intensity of light or optical properties (like illuminance and fluorescence) of surfaces and solutions.
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82 items
Instruction Manual, Model DK-1 Spectrophotometer
- 355-C
- 1957-May
The Beckman DK Spectrophotometer was an enhancement of the DU, which expanded the instrument’s range of into near-infrared. This was accomplished by chemist Wilbur I. Kaye, who began his work on science behind the DK at…
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23 items
Beckman Spinco Division Model E Centrifuge
- Undated
- 1950s
- 1963-Oct
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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15 items
Arnold Beckman with others
- Undated
- 1953
- 1955-Sep-15
- 1957-Oct-11
- 1961-Jan
- 1982
- 1987-Mar-23
The photographs depict Arnold Beckman at a variety of meetings and events. Identified individuals include Arnold Beckman, P. Dodds, V. Rossetti, Robert T. Sheen, W. G. Brombacher, Taylor Fletcher, Jack Bishop, William…
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5 items
Beckman Model D2 Oxygen Analyser
- 1950s
Note the spelling, "Analyser" as opposed to "Analyzer," which may be seen on other D2 units.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing…
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Memo from Ed Molloy to Raymond I. Schiff
- 1957-May-29
In one of a series of memos regarding the Zeromatic pH meter, Ed Molloy outlines differences between the 9600 and H-2 models and proposes solutions for grounding the instrument.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH…
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Memo from Raymond I. Schiff to Robert L. Jackson
- 1957-Jun-04
In this memorandum, Raymond Schiff discussed problems with the Zeromatic pH meter.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an…
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Duodial installation on Model A potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Passive components, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Model 201 Digidial
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Passive components, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Delamo Victor Motor
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Electric motors, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Model 205 Digidial Turnscounting Dial
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Passive components, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Series 433 Rectilinear Cermet Potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Model 473 Rectilinear Cermet Potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Series 431 Rectilinear Cermet Potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Model 421 Rectilinear Cermet Potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Model 483 Rectilinear Cermet Potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Model 9320 Potentiometer with Tartan Backdrop
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Tartans
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Beckman Model 481 Rectilinear Cermet Potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model 471 Rectilinear Cermet Potentiometer
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Model 1799-48 Current Sensor
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Detectors, Electric currents, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Remote Control Servo Package
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Servomechanisms, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
