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William Shockley and Arnold O. Beckman
- 1950s
In 1955, Arnold O. Beckman and William Shockley entered business together when they established Shockley Semiconductor Laboratories as a subsidiary of Beckman Instruments, Inc. with the goal of mass producing…
- Photographer Romaine-Skelton
- Subject Scientists--Portraits, Beckman, Arnold O., Shockley, William, 1910-1989
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Portrait of Dr. C. Scott Althouse
- 1950s
Portrait of Dr. C. Scott Althouse (1880-1970), founder of the Althouse Chemical Company. A graduate of the Philadelphia Textile Institute (1900), Dr. Althouse worked with his father dyeing textiles before founding the…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Subject Althouse, C. Scott, 1880-1970, Dye industry, Dyes and dyeing, Althouse Chemical Company, Industrialists
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Beckman Model R pH meter
- 1942 – 1959
The Model R Industrial pH Meter was first produced in 1942, although this photograph was likely taken much later.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California…
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Instructions for Beckman Model G pH meter
- 1958-Oct
Owners of the Model G would have found these instructions tucked inside the lid of the wooden case surrounding the instrument.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the…
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Beckman Model D Oxygen Analyzer
- 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,…
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Woman injecting a sample into a Beckman Model E Centrifuge sample chamber
- 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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Man examining readout on a Model E Centrifuge
- 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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Man looking into eyepiece of a Beckman Model E Centrifuge
- 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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Beckman Model DK-2A Ratio Recording Spectrophotometer in use in a laboratory
- 1950s
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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Steve Murphy adjusting a Beckman IR-2A Spectrophotometer
- 1950s
A note on the back indicates that this is a "precision adjustment." Steve Murphy was the supervisor of National Technical Laboratories' infrared assembly department.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began…
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Man adjusting a Beckman Model 320D Industrial Gas Chromatograph
- 1956 – 1969
Images show a man adjusting the front and underside of the instrument, in a work space containing other, unidentified instruments.
Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph business in 1956 with the acquisition…
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Name your punishment...
- 1958
Advertisement for Helipot Series T Potentiometers.
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…
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A place for data to come home to
- 1958
Advertisement for Beckman Data Reduction Systems, especially the storage and retrieval of telemetered missile data.
Beckman Instruments' analog computers were developed by their Berkeley Division as early as 1953. The…
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Beckman pH Control ends "red water days" in Macon
- 1950s
This advertisement describes a use case for Beckman pH meters in which Macon Water Works used the instruments to control the acidity of the water and inhibit corrosion of pipes.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH…
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Shockley 4-layer transistor diode simplifies switching circuitry for computers, telephony, control
- 1958
Advertisement for the Shockley 4-layer diode with diagrams.
In 1955, Arnold O. Beckman and William Shockley entered business together when they established Shockley Semiconductor Laboratories as a subsidiary of Beckman…
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For very little coin, Beckman will put your old DU in mint condition.
- 1950s
In 1950, Beckman Instruments' had so many DU Spectrophotometers still in use that they offered to refurbish old models (for a fee, of course). This service could include replacing a power supply, repainting, and…
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Beckman IR-7 spectrophotometer in a laboratory
- Circa 1958
The IR-7 was first produced by Beckman Intruments, Inc. in 1958, building on more than a decade of development of infrared spectrophotometers. The IR-7 continued the line of double-beam instruments, begun by the IR-4…
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Soap Perfume Base Department
- 1950s
Interior view of the Soap Perfume Base Department at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Production Compounding
- 1950s
View of production compounding of perfume bases at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Compounding a Base
- 1950s
View of a chemist compounding a base from abyssinian civet, otto of rose from Bulgaria, and absolutes floral oil from Italy, France, and Palestine at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Production Compounding
- 1950s
View of production compounding of perfume bases at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Checking Odor Values
- 1950s
View of chemists checking the odor values of the fractions of the distilled oil before bulking at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Production Compounding
- 1950s
View of production compounding at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Fractionation
- 1950s
View of the fractionation of an essential oil for the production of a terpeneless product in the laboratory at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
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Aromatic Research Chemist
- 1950s
View of an aromatic research chemist filtering charge into a distillation apparatus at the Norda Company plant in Boonton, New Jersey.
