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Beckman Expandomatic pH Meter
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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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Beckman Facilities, Canada
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The black and white images are attributed to Ross Scholes Photography and depict men and women working in the Toronto plant. The unattributed Kodak print of a white building depicts the exterior of the Mississauga…
- Photographer Scholes, Ross
- Subject Factories, Buildings, Employees, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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7 items
Beckman Facilities, France
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The set of photographs depicts Beckman facilities in France. Some photographs are numbered on the reverse; some are mounted.
- Subject Buildings, Automobiles, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Facilities, Fullerton, California
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In 1954, Beckman Instruments' headquarters moved from Pasadena to Fullerton.
Most photographs are unattributed; several have image numbers or production notes written on the reverse.
- Photographer Preston E. Mitchell Commercial Photography
- Subject Factories, Buildings, Construction projects, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Facilities, Fullerton, California
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Exterior view of Beckman Instruments' Fullerton plant. In 1954, Beckman's headquarters moved from Pasadena to Fullerton.
- Photographer Brock, Daniel W.
- Subject Factories, Buildings, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Facilities, Ireland
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Beckman Instruments (Ireland) Inc. was established in Galway in 1971.
- Subject Buildings, Automobiles, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Facilities, Italy
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Beckman Instruments Italiana S.p.a. was formed in Milan in 1970.
- Subject Buildings, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Facilities, Lincolnwood, Illinois
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The first image is unattributed; the others are the work of Interstate Photographers.
- Photographer Interstate Photographers
- Subject Buildings, Trees, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Facilities, Mountainside, New Jersey
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The exterior views (2012-002_1155 and 2012-002_1156) are the work of Interstate Photographers; the others are unattributed.
- Photographer Interstate Photographers
- Subject Buildings, Employees, Offices, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Facilities, Schiller Park, Illinois
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Beckman acquired a manufacturer of direct-writing oscillographs and electroencephalographs, Offner Electronics, in 1961. Beckman’s EEG product line was sold in 1984.
- Subject Buildings, Offices, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Family Photos
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One photograph depicts Arnold and Mabel Beckman standing outside, posing for a photograph with their children, Arnold and Patricia. One depicts Arnold and Mabel Beckman with their son, Arnold Jr., his wife, and three…
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Portraits, Group
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Beckman Fetal Monitoring System
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This fetal monitoring system was devised by Beckman's Advanced Technology Operations (ATO).
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Medical technology, Fetal monitoring, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Fetal Monitoring System
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This fetal monitoring system was devised by Beckman's Advanced Technology Operations (ATO).
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Medical technology, Fetal monitoring, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Flame Photometer
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Flame photometers use a burner to atomize samples for spectroanalysis.
- Photographer Damien Studios
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Flame photometry, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Flexible Package Sampler and Model 777 Oxygen Analyzer
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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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Beckman GC-2 Gas Chromatograph
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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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Beckman GC-35 Gas Chromatograph
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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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Beckman GPR Centrifuge
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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 Gamma 310 scintillation counter
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Scintillation counters detect ionizing radiation by counting the light flashes produced by the particles as they pass through certain solids or liquids.
- Photographer Hess Photographic
- Subject Scintillation counters, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Gamma 4000 Analyzers
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Scintillation counters detect ionizing radiation by counting the light flashes produced by the particles as they pass through certain solids or liquids.
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Beckman Gamma 8500 Counting System
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Scintillation counters detect ionizing radiation by counting the light flashes produced by the particles as they pass through certain solids or liquids.
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Beckman Gamma 9000 Counting System
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Scintillation counters detect ionizing radiation by counting the light flashes produced by the particles as they pass through certain solids or liquids.
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Beckman HPLC system components
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High performance liquid chromatography analyzes the components of a sample by pumping a solution through a column containing an adsorbent material, which separates and interacts distinctly with the components. The flow…
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Beckman Head Space Sampler
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Beckman instruments help to ensure food safety by measuring the oxygen content of the headspace inside food packaging. Oxygen readings that are too high could indicate an environment that encourages the growth of mold…
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Beckman Head Space Sampler with orange juice
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Beckman instruments help to ensure food safety by measuring the oxygen content of the headspace inside food packaging. Oxygen readings that are too high could indicate an environment that encourages the growth of mold…