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Beckman Glucose Analyzer
- Circa 1969
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical testing and analysis instruments that Beckman Instruments produced in the 1970s. Its size, speed, and price…
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Beckman Instruments promotional items
- Circa 1979
Promotional branded items bearing the Beckman Instruments, Inc. name, including calculators, tennis balls, screwdriver, and highlighter.
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Woman with Beckman ACTA V Ultraviolet Spectrophotometer and Beckman Model RA5 Solu Meter
- 1970s
Two photographs are taped together. A Solu bridge or meter determines the dissolved solids in water by measuring its conductivity. The ACTA V was a UV-visible spectrophotometer, first released in 1970.
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Beckman Astra 4 and Astra 8 Automated Stat Routine Analyzers
- Circa 1978
The Astra 4 and 8 analyzers used multiple channels to perform continuous flow and discrete analyses of electrolytes and "routine chemistries." The 8 was controlled by a microprocessor with 52K bytes of memory.
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Chemcraft Chemical Outfit No. 1
- 1917
This is one of Porter Chemical Company's first Chemcraft sets. In the early 20th century, companies like the Porter Chemical Company and A.C. Gilbert began to manufacture and sell chemistry laboratories and kits.…
- Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
- Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company
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Beckman Model 25 Spectrophotometer
- 1970s
Beckman's foray into ultraviolet spectroscopy began in 1940, when the company (then called National Technical Laboratories) produced the DU prototype. The double-beam Model 25 was introduced in the early 1970s.
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Beckman Astra Link
- Undated
The Astra line of analyzers used multiple channels to perform continuous flow and discrete analyses of electrolytes and "routine chemistries."
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Beckman Φ10 pH Meter
- 1980s
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 Phi 71 pH Meter
- 1980s
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 Model 755A Oxygen Analyzer
- Undated
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 DEA 422 Discrete Sample Analyzer
- Undated
Although the instrument in the photograph has been labeled DEA 422, it appears to be a member of the DSA series of Discrete Sample Analyzers.
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Beckman Microtox Model 2055 Acute Water Toxicity Monitor
- Circa 1979
Beckman's Microtox Acute Water Toxicity Monitor debuted in 1979.
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Beckman Microtox Recorder and Model 2055 Monitor, with operator manipulating a sample
- Circa 1979
Beckman's Microtox Acute Water Toxicity Monitor debuted in 1979.
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Beckman Micro Specular Reflectance
- Undated
This device may have been used as an attachment to a gas chromatograph.
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Beckman Microtox Recorder
- 1979
This recorder was used with Beckman's Microtox Acute Water Toxicity Monitor.
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Beckman TOXSYS Terminal
- 1978 – 1984
TOXSYS software facilitates the chemical analysis of body tissues.
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Beckman TOXSYS and other equipment
- 1978 – 1984
Medical books and a microscope sit on a desk beside a Beckman TOXSYS terminal. The TOXSYS software facilitates the chemical analysis of body tissues.
- Photographer Karjalas' Photo Vision
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Toxicology, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Unidentified man operating a Rinse Tank Control System
- Undated
This system's connection to Beckman Instruments is not clear. It may be that one of all of the components were manufactured by Beckman.
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Beckman Model 915-B Tocamaster Total Organic Carbon Computational System
- Circa 1968
The Model 915 converted samples to carbon dioxide and used a non-dispersive infrared analyzer to determine the total carbon and inorganic carbon. Organic carbon was determined as the difference between those values.
- Photographer Karjalas' Photo Vision
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Carbon--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman MV 8000, Test System Complete
- Circa 1979
The MV 8000 Process Control System is a multivariable control unit first released in 1979 and used in industrial settings.
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Man using a Beckman Model IST 1560 Ignition System Tester
- Undated
The Ignition System Tester was also known as an Engine Scope Tester.
