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Memo from Harold W. Wright to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1955-Nov-17
Memo regarding criticisms of Regulation VII, an ordinance proposed by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce's Air Pollution Committee to control Los Angeles smog. Among the criticisms: the difference between smoke and…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Wright, Harold W.
- Subject Air quality management, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Air--Pollution, Smog
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Memo from Robert H. Davis to Ruth E. Meilandt
- 1955-Nov-16
Memo regarding proposed Air Pollution Control District regulation of fuel oil burning by industrial facilities. Robert H. Davis points out that publicly owned utilities are not being given the same scrutiny as privately…
- Addressee Meilandt, Ruth E.
- Author Davis, Robert H.
- Subject Air quality management, Smog, Air--Pollution, Southern California Edison Company
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Beckman Model G pH meter in use
- Circa 1955
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting “acidimeter” with its…
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Kodak Brownie Holiday Flash Camera
- 1954 – 1962
Kodak brand Brownie Holiday Flash camera; Dakon plastic lens with rotary shutter; molded brown and tan Bakelite body; three metal sockets on right side of the camera body meant for mounting flash bulb; braided cord…
- Manufacturer Eastman Kodak Company
- Subject Eastman Kodak Company, Plastics, Cameras, Photography, Bakelite
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Bert J. Graham
- 1955-Mar-11
Arnold Beckman declines to solicit funds and membership for the California State Chamber of Commerce from the California electronics industry, due to the fact that Beckman had previously been soliciting them for funds…
- Addressee Graham, Bert J.
- Author Beckman, Arnold O.
- Subject Mills College, Fund raising, California State Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Air--Pollution
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Letter from Calvin E. Bream to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1955-Nov-01
Letter from Calvin Bream, Secretary of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Air Pollution Committee, asking Arnold O. Beckman to appear on a radio program discussing air pollution. This series was produced by the Air…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Bream, Calvin E.
- Subject California--Los Angeles, Smog, Air--Pollution, Radio programs
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Letter from Carl P. Miller to members of the Los Angeles business community
- 1955-Oct-03
This letter from then LA Chamber of Commerce president Carl Miller asks Los Angeles business and industry leaders to collaborate to fight smog.
- Author Miller, Carl P.
- Subject California--Los Angeles, Smog, Air--Pollution
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Memo from Howard A. Miller to Harold W. Wright
- 1955-Oct-11
This memo recounts a mostly off the record meeting involving members of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce about potential causes of public resistance to placing air pollution monitoring or reducing instruments in…
- Author Miller, Howard A.
- Creator Of Work Wright, Harold W.
- Subject Motor vehicles--Pollution control devices, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Air--Pollution
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Letter from P. S. Magruder to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1955-Aug-30
This letter from P. S. Magruder, the Executive Vice President of the General Petroleum Corporation, to Arnold O. Beckman, at the time the Chairman of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Air Pollution Committee,…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Magruder, P. S.
- Subject Beaver, Hugh, Sir, 1890-1967, Smog, Air--Pollution
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Memo from Harold W. Wright to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1955-May-26
A list of organizations rejecting the proposed Regulation VII of the Air Pollution Control District's Rules and Regulations to fight air pollution. This list includes: the Western Oil and Gas Association, the California…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Wright, Harold W.
- Subject California Restaurant Association, California Hotel & Motel Association, Air--Pollution--Law and legislation, Air--Pollution, Los Angeles County Chamber of Commerce (Los Angeles County, Calif.), California Manufacturers Association, Los Angeles Realty Board
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Woman using a Beckman|Spinco Spectrophotometer
- Circa 1955
The unidentified woman in this photograph is using a small, unidentified model of a Beckman/Spinco spectrophotometer.
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Man in a car with a Liston-Becker Model 28 Auto Exhaust Analyzer
- 1955
This Exhaust Analyzer became one of Beckman Instruments' products when the company acquired Liston-Becker in 1955. It detects pollutants in the exhaust from vehicles with combustion engines.
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Liston-Becker Auto Exhaust Analyzer Model 28 inside automobile
- 1955
This Exhaust Analyzer became one of Beckman Instruments' products when the company acquired Liston-Becker in 1955. It detects pollutants in the exhaust from vehicles with combustion engines.
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Quartz crystal before being cut for use in Beckman DU Spectrophotometers
- 1950s
Although the first DU prototype used glass, all later models contained quartz prisms which functioned as chromators. They transmitted and separated the light generated by a hydrogen lamp into its absorption spectrum,…
- Photographer Connell, William
- Subject Spectrophotometer--Design and construction, Quartz crystals, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Arnold O. Beckman with EASE Computer
- 1950s
The man and woman in this photograph with the EASE (Electronic Analog and Simulation Equipment) computer are unidentified.
Beckman Instruments' analog computers were being produced by their Berkeley Division as early…
- Photographer Rothschild Photo
- Subject Electronic analog computers, Electronic data processing, Computers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Woman cutting quartz crystal for use in Beckman DU Spectrophotometer
- 1950s
Although the first DU prototype used glass, all later models contained quartz prisms which functioned as chromators. They transmitted and separated the light generated by a hydrogen lamp into its absorption spectrum,…
- Photographer Connell, William
- Subject Spectrophotometer--Design and construction, Quartz crystals, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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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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Final assembly diagram for Beckman Model G pH meter
- 1955
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting “acidimeter” with its…
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Beckman Instruments Procedure for Production Evaluation of New Products
- 1955
These guidelines were originally sent from R. S. White to Beckman Division Research & Engineering personnel in regard to new electrode development. They outline a new procedure for all instruments and accessories,…
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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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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…
