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Beckman Spaceborne Gas Chromatograph
- 1962-Oct
Beckman's Space Engineering Group contracted with NASA to design a gas chromatograph to analyze the atmosphere within a spacecraft's cabin. This prototype device weighed under 12 pounds and used under 10 watts of power.
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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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Various potash bulbs
- 1910s – circa
Glass bulbs when filled with a potassium hydroxide solution are used for the absorption of carbon dioxide in chemical analysis. Types of potash bulbs depicted here include: Geissler's, Geissler-Wetzel's, Alvergnat's,…
- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical apparatus
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Lecture apparatus
- 1910s – circa
Image 5594: "Apparatus for the simultaneous electrolytical decomposition of water, hydrochloric acid and ammonia."
- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical apparatus
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Absorption apparatus
- 1910s – circa
Various apparatus and pipettes for absorption and determination of gases.
5273. For estimation of methane, with platinum spiral.
5274. For determination of oxygen by the exact method.
5280. Palladium Tube.
5282.…- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Pipettes, Chemical apparatus
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Various batteries
- 1910s – circa
4235. Battery, so-called "Crowfoot".
4237. Battery, Leclanche.
4238. Battery, Dipping.
4240. Battery, Type "S" Cell.- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electric batteries, Chemical apparatus
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Various gas burners
- 1910s – circa
4591. Burner, "Vulcan Stove".
4599. Burner, Bunsen, with attachment for holding flasks.- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Bunsen burner, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Gas-burners, Chemical apparatus
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Various distilling apparatus
- 1910s – circa
Various distilling apparatus: Axtell's, Krafft & Noerdlinger's, Muencke's, Bruehl's.
- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Distillation apparatus, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical apparatus
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Toepler-Holtz electrical machine
- 1910s – circa
Electrostatic induction device with plates and electrodes.
- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical apparatus
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Various distilling apparatus
- 1910s – circa
4880a. For purifying mercury, U. S. Weather Bureau pattern.
4881. With central condenser, suitable for nitrogen, alcohol etc.
4882. For the recovery of volatile solvents used in extraction.- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Distillation apparatus, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical apparatus
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Galvanic batteries
- 1910s – circa
Devices converting chemical reactions to electric energy.
- Creator Of Work Emil Greiner Company
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electric batteries, Chemical apparatus
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Specifications for Nitrometer Reaction Bulb and Compensating Tube
- 1922
From Manufacturing Chemists' Association Catalog for Standard Laboratory Apparatus, Part 1.
Nitrometers, reaction bulb and compensating tube.
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Specifications for Nitrometer, General Assembly of Parts
- 1922
From Manufacturing Chemists' Association Catalog for Standard Laboratory Apparatus, Part 1.
Nitrometer, general assembly of parts.
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Specifications for Nitrometer Hooks
- 1922
From Manufacturing Chemists' Association Catalog for Standard Laboratory Apparatus, Part 1.
Nitrometer Hooks.
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Specifications for Nitrometer Attachments
- 1922
From Manufacturing Chemists' Association Catalog for Standard Laboratory Apparatus, Part 1.
Nitrometer attachments: reservoir bulb, manifold, and support used on universal tube.
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Specifications for Nitrometers, Nitrocotton and Universal
- 1922
From Manufacturing Chemists' Association Catalog for Standard Laboratory Apparatus, Part 1.
DuPont Nitrometer. Used to measure and collect nitrogen from a chemical reaction.
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Specifications for Mohr Pipettes
- 1922
From Manufacturing Chemists' Association Catalog for Standard Laboratory Apparatus, Part 1.
Mohr Pipettes. Invented by Karl Friedrich Mohr.
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Specifications for Burette No. 4
- 1922
From Manufacturing Chemists' Association Catalog for Standard Laboratory Apparatus, Part 1.
Burette No. 4. Burette with bulb and 3 way stopcock, 0-75 ml bulb capacity, 75-100 graduated in 1/10th ml.
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Specifications for Burette No. 1
- 1922
From Manufacturing Chemists' Association Catalog for Standard Laboratory Apparatus, Part 1.
Burette No. 1. Burette with funnel top, 50 ml in 1/10 ml.
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Specifications for Volumetric Flasks
- 1922
From Manufacturing Chemists' Association Catalog for Standard Laboratory Apparatus, Part 1.
Volumetric Flasks. Flat bottom, glass-stoppered and unstoppered.
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Specifications for Distillation Flask
- 1922
From Manufacturing Chemists' Association Catalog for Standard Laboratory Apparatus, Part 1.
200 ml. Distillation Flask. Round bottom. Largely used in the distillation of aromatic hydrocarbons and other organic chemical…
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Specifications for Burette No. 3
- 1922
From Manufacturing Chemists' Association Catalog for Standard Laboratory Apparatus, Part 1.
Burette No. 3. Burette with bulb and 3 way stopcock. 0-50 ml bulb capacity, 50-100 ml graduated in 1/10th ml.
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Specifications for Burette No. 2
- 1922
From Manufacturing Chemists' Association Catalog for Standard Laboratory Apparatus, Part 1.
Burette No. 2. Burette with 3 way stopcock. 50 ml graduated in 1/10th ml.