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Beckman Instruments Helipot Division, Newport Beach plant
- 1950s
A series of photographs depicting the future site of the Helipot Division's Newport Beach plant and the building's appearance in the mid-1950s.
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Students' Potentiometer
- 1950s
Potentiometers are used to measure electromotive force (emf) by balancing it with a known emf. The concept was first developed in 1841 by J. C. Poggendorff and improved throughout the 19th century by Latimer Clark and…
- Manufacturer Leeds and Northrup Company
- Subject Potentiometer, Leeds and Northrup Company
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Gordon Research Conference on Nuclear Chemistry, 1952
- 1952-Jun-23
Group photograph of attendees at the Gordon Research Conference on Nuclear Chemistry held in New Hampton, New Hampshire, June 1952. Included with the photograph are a hand-drawn key and name list identifying the…
- Creator Of Work Gordon Research Conferences
- Subject Gordon Research Conferences, Portraits, Group, Congresses and conventions
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Postcard and French postage stamp commemorating Louis Pasteur
- After 1885 – before 1953
Postcard image is a reproduction of Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt's famed portrait "Pasteur Dans Son Laboratoire" [Pasteur In His Laboratory]. The portrait depicts Pasteur in his laboratory at the rue d'Ulm,…
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ORLON teaches new fall fashions to keep their figure in the wash!
- 1950s
Color print magazine advertisement for Orlon, a Dow trademarked acrylic fiber. The advertisement details the major properties of Orlon: "Orlon is resistant to sunlight and atmospheric gases, which makes it ideal for…
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Beckman Model G pH Meter with open lid and compartment
- Circa 1952
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 IR-2A Infrared Spectrophotometer
- Circa 1952
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Helipot Potentiometers and Dials
- 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…
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman DIP Resistor Networks
- 1950 – 1969
Resistor networks combine several resistors into a single component. Dual in-line package (DIP) networks are rectangular in shape, with two parallel rows of pins for through-hole mounting to a circuit board.
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Nurse in maternity ward, using Beckman Model D oxygen analyzer to monitor an infant in an incubator
- 1950s
Los Angeles County General Hospital nurse Mary Finlay is monitoring the oxygen levels of a prematurely born infant in an incubator, to provide just the right oxygen mixture. Too little oxygen has obvious repercussions,…
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Industrial Instruments Type DR51D Decade Resistance
- 1950 – 1969
In 1965, Beckman Instruments acquired Industrial Instruments, Inc. The Cedar Grove, New Jersey-based company manufactured solution conductivity analyzers and other industrial instruments.
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Beckman Model AB-3X1 Auto Bridge
- 1950 – 1969
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Beckman Component Taping Device
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Commercial Photographic Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model AB-3-5 Auto Bridge
- 1950 – 1969
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Beckman Model PS-1-GP Schering Bridge
- 1950 – 1969
A Schering Bridge is an AC bridge circuit used for measuring the insulating properties of electrical cables and other equipment.
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Beckman Model AB-3 Auto Bridge
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Commercial Photographic Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman AB-8-1 Nine Bin Sorter
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Commercial Photographic Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model AB-3X2 Auto Bridge
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Commercial Photographic Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model TBA-Y3(TE) ThermaBridge Gas Analyzer
- 1950 – 1969
- Creator Of Work Commercial Photographic Company
- Subject Gases--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model PA-50 H.V. AC Breakdown Tester
- 1950 – 1969
Shown with the case open and closed.
- Photographer Commercial Photographic Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model GS-1 Gas Separator
- 1950 – 1969
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Beckman Model AB-7-1 26 Station Sorter
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Commercial Photographic Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model AB-6-2 Auto Bridge
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Commercial Photographic Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
