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  Beckman Emission Analysis Console

  • Undated

  Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and fighting air pollution in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when company president Arnold O. Beckman became the scientific adviser to the Los…

  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Air quality management, Automobiles--Motors--Exhaust gas--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Air--Pollution--Measurement
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  Beckman Model 100-A Dissolved Silica Analyzer and Photometer

  • 1969

  • Photographer Beckman Instruments Photographic Services Section
  • Subject Photometry--Instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Silica--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Model 764 Oxygen Monitor

  • 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,…

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Model 85 O2 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,…

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Water--Measurement, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman conductivity detection instruments

  • Undated

  Though labeled "Atmosphere Analyzer," the various instruments are used for measuring conductivity.

  • Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
  • Subject Electric conductivity, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Metabolic Respiration System and Components

  • 1965-Jul

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Metabolism--Testing, Medical electronics, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Model 590 HC/CO Tester

  • 1973 – 1982

  This instrument detects pollutants in the exhaust from vehicles with combustion engines and was released in 1973.

  Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and fighting air pollution in the…

  • Photographer Photomation
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Motor vehicles--Pollution control devices, Automobiles--Motors--Exhaust gas--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Air--Pollution--Measurement
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  Beckman Model 77 Industrial Flow Colorimeter

  • Undated

  Colorimeters are used to quantify the concentration of a solute in a solution by measuring the absorbance of a particular wavelength or color of light by the solution.

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Colorimetry--Instruments, Colorimetry, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Model 108A Hydrocarbon Analyzer

  • Undated

  Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and fighting air pollution in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when company president Arnold O. Beckman became the scientific adviser to the Los…

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hydrocarbons, Hydrocarbons--Environmental aspects, Air quality management, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Oxygen Analyzer

  • 1965-Dec

  Though the photograph is labeled as a Model 7C Thermal Conductivity Analyzer, the instrument appears to be an Oxygen Analyzer.

  Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman…

  • Photographer Armstrong & Hess
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Model 7C Thermal Conductivity Analyzer with door open

  • Undated

  The Model 7C measured the percent of Argon in Oxygen.

  • Photographer Kassler Studios
  • Subject Gases--Analysis, Argon, Thermal conductivity, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Scientific apparatus and instruments
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  Beckman Model 109A Hydrocarbon Analyzer

  • Undated

  Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and fighting air pollution in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when company president Arnold O. Beckman became the scientific adviser to the Los…

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hydrocarbons, Hydrocarbons--Environmental aspects, Air quality management, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Hygromite

  • Undated

  The Hygromite was an electrolytic moisture meter.

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Moisture--Measurement--Instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Hygromite with Recorder and Flowmeter

  • Undated

  The Hygromite was an electrolytic moisture meter.

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Moisture--Measurement--Instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman MV 8000 System for Fiberglas Canada Limited

  • Circa 1979

  The MV 8000 Process Control System is a multivariable control unit first released in 1979 and used in industrial settings.

  • Subject Chemical process control--Instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Process control, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Process control--Instruments
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  Beckman Model IST 1560

  • Undated

  The Ignition System Tester was also known as an Engine Scope Tester.

  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Automobiles--Ignition, Automobiles, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Automobiles--Ignition--Testing
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  Beckman Electrode Care Kit

  • Undated

  • Subject Electrodes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Hygromite with Sample and By-Pass Flowmeter

  • Undated

  The Hygromite was an electrolytic moisture meter.

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Moisture--Measurement--Instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Portable Acralyzer

  • Undated

  Acralyzers monitor and record low atmospheric concentrations of oxidants and oxides of nitrogen.

  Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and fighting air pollution in the late 1940s and…

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Air--Pollution, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Air--Pollution--Measurement, Atmospheric nitrogen dioxide
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  Beckman Acralyzer

  • Undated

  Acralyzers monitor and record low atmospheric concentrations of oxidants and oxides of nitrogen.

  Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and fighting air pollution in the late 1940s and…

  • Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Air--Pollution--Measurement
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  Beckman Model 5250 Bay Junction Enclosure

  • Undated

  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Model 42 UV/Visible Spectrophotometer

  • 1980s

  Beckman released the Model 42 Clinical Spectrophotometer in 1981.

  • Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Ultraviolet spectroscopy, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Optical spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Electrolyte 2 Analyzer

  • 1980s

  Beckman's Electrolyte 2 Analyzer debuted in 1980.

  • Subject Medical laboratory technology, Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electrolytes, Electrolytes--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Beckman Microzone Plus Membranes

  • Circa 1981

  Made of cellulose acetate, these membranes were designed for use with Microzone Electrophoresis Systems.

  • Subject Electrophoresis, Cellulose acetate, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Man with Beckman Model 951-A NO/NOx Analyzer

  • 1970s

  This instrument was used for a wide range of applications, including measuring nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere and in automobile emissions.

  Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and…

  • Subject Automobiles--Motors--Exhaust gas, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Nitrogen oxides, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Air--Pollution--Measurement