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Typical Specifications for a Glucose Analyzer System
- 1960s
These specifications were likely produced during the development of the Glucose Analyzer. They include details about the electronic circuits, the weight and footprint of the finished instrument, and the rate of samples…
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Henry Earle Lumpkin in office at Exxon Research and Engineering Company laboratory
- 1969-Oct
Henry Earle Lumpkin in his office at the Exxon Research and Engineering Company laboratory in Baytown, Texas. Lumpkin is seated at his desk using an Friden electromechanical desktop calculator. Lumpkin's collection of…
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New officers of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E-14 on Mass Spectrometry
- 1969-May-22
Group photograph of the newly elected officers of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E-14 on Mass Spectrometry taken at a conference in Dallas. Present from left are Henry Earle Lumpkin of Esso…
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Beckman Model 900 pH Analyzer
- Circa 1969
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 instrument kicked off…
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Man using a Beckman Model L Continuous Flow Ultracentrifuge
- 1960s
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 MINOS O2-CO2 Monitor diagram
- 1969
The MINOS oxygen and carbon dioxide monitors were first developed in 1968 and monitored atmospheric conditions in diving habitats, vehicles, and pressure chambers.
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Beckman MINOS O2-CO2 Monitor
- Circa 1968
The MINOS oxygen and carbon dioxide monitors were first developed in 1968 and monitored atmospheric conditions in diving habitats, vehicles, and pressure chambers.
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Aircraft Oxygen Monitoring and Warning System
- Circa 1968
This description of Beckman's past and current Air Force contracts served as a cover sheet for a reprint discussing the Polarographic Oxygen Sensor. The miniaturized system was designed to be operated by the pilot, with…
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Beckman oxygen system for damage control suit
- Circa 1969
Designed under a 1968 contract for the U.S. Navy's Clothing and Textile Research Unit, Beckman's battery-operated oxygen sensing/warning device monitored the oxygen pressure in suits worn for fire fighting and damage…
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Beckman Hypoxia Warning System
- 1969
This warning device used an oxygen sensor to monitor the breathing system in F-4 aircraft. It was developed for General Electric under contract 810-2050.
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Oxygen Monitor for Hyperbaric Chambers
- Circa 1969
The MINOS oxygen and carbon dioxide monitors were first developed in 1968 and monitored atmospheric conditions in diving habitats, vehicles, and pressure chambers.
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Hyperbaric chambers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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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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Helipot Zippo lighter
- 1960s
One of several specialty items produced for the Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc. in the 1960s. Bears the words "have faith" and "keep smiling" around an illustration of a man with an apple on his head and…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Zippo Manufacturing Company, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Cigar lighters
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Helipot pen
- 1960s
One of several specialty items produced for the Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc. in the 1960s. Bears the words "have faith" and "keep smiling" around an illustration of a man with an apple on his head and…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Ball-point pens, Parker Pen Company, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot tankard
- 1960s
One of several specialty items produced for the Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc. in the 1960s. Bears the words "have faith" and "keep smiling" around an illustration of a man with an apple on his head and…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Tankards, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot golf balls
- 1960s
One of several specialty items produced for the Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc. in the 1960s. Bears the words "have faith" and "keep smiling" around an illustration of a man with an apple on his head and…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Golf balls, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Join the battle against air pollution!
- 1960s
This advertisement from Beckman Instruments highlights the many instruments and systems that could be used to monitor and control air pollution. This includes a "mobile monitor" which was an RV fitted out with various…
