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Beckman Gas Metering System
- 1963
This instrument was likely used in industrial settings to monitor systems for rate of flow and gas leaks.
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Gases--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Process Gas Chromatograph
- 1963
Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph business in 1956 with the acquisition of the successful Watts Manufacturing Company. Later that year, Beckman Instruments produced its first gas chromatograph, the GC-1,…
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Jean Schirmer, Pat Conners, and Max Liston with early vehicle emissions analyzer
- 1950
This instrument, also known as an atmosphere 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…
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Woman using Beckman Glucose Analyzer and BUN Analyzer
- 1970s
An unidentified woman in a laboratory works in front of a bench holding a Beckman Glucose Analyzer and a Beckman BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) Analyzer.
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and…
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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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Beckman EASE Computer
- Undated
An EASE (Electronic Analog and Simulation Equipment) Computer set up in a room with some kind of graphic display monitor and printed text output.
Beckman Instruments' analog computers were being produced by their…
- Photographer Rothschild Photo
- Subject Electronic analog computers, Electronic data processing, Computers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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25 Ton Hydraulic Press
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London-based Research & Industrial Instrumentation Company (RIIC), referenced in the photograph's description, was a division of Beckman Instruments.
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IBM weighing station
- 1978 – 1984
The monitor on top is likely running Beckman Instruments TOXSYS software for the chemical analysis of body tissues.
- Subject Keyboards (Electronics), IBM computers, Computers
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Laboratory animal weighing station and TOXSYS Terminal
- 1978 – 1984
Animal weighing station made by IBM, with a terminal that is likely running Beckman Instruments' TOXSYS analysis software.
- Subject IBM computers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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"Home made" test fixture
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The inventory that accompanies the photo album containing this image only says that this mysterious "fixture" is "home made." The port on the left is likely a serial DB-25 port.
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Beckman Model 221 Accu-Prep System
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This instrument was used to dilute and dispense liquid with precision.
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Beckman reagents
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Stacked in a pyramid, these reagents include rheumatoid factor, immunoglobulin, albumin, prealbumin, and others.
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Beckman Autosampler Controller
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Controls injections and sample size for instruments that run analytic tests on liquid samples.
- Photographer Hess Photographic
- Subject Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman IBM work station
- Undated
The exact purpose of this work station is unknown.
- Subject IBM computers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Laboratory animal weighing station with Beckman TOXSYS Terminal
- 1978 – 1984
A dead rat on a scale is being weighed to collect data used in chemical analyses of its tissues. The weighing station itself is manufactured by IBM.
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Beckman Appraise Clinical Densitometer
- 1980s
This instrument measured density by scanning electrophoresis media. The Appraise debuted in 1984.
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Peristaltic pump for Beckman ASTRA analyzer
- Undated
This vertical pump was used to control reagent supply and volume with the ASTRA analyzer system line, a multi-channel clinical chemistry analyzer produced in the late 1970s.
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ASTRA Analyzer pipettes
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Used with the ASTRA analyzer system line, a multi-channel clinical chemistry analyzer produced by Beckman Instruments in the late 1970s.
- Subject Pipettes, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Two men testing a Beckman Model 1000 Combustion Efficiency System
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Two unidentified employees of Beckman Instruments test a Combustion Efficiency System in an assembly and testing work space. Other Beckman employees and and instruments are visible in the background. The Combustion…
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Beckman cuvettes
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Cuvettes are straight-sided containers for holding liquid samples used in optical analysis instruments like spectrophotometers.