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Beckman Model EEJA Multi-Station Water Activity System
- Undated
This instrument was likley used in food safety applications.
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Beckman Flow Cell, Beta-Mate II, and Recorder
- 1970s
The Beckman Beta-Mate II (styled β-Mate II) was a single-sample, single-channel, manual counter. The Beta-Mate I was first offered in 1970, so this model was likely produced soon after.
Liquid scintillation counters…
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Variable Discriminator Accessory
- 1970s
Manufactured by Bourns, this unit appears to have been incorporated into Beckman's Beta-Mate II Counter (styled β-Mate II), used for liquid scintillation counting.
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Liquid scintillation counting, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Passive components, Bourns, Inc.
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Beckman Model 6750 Chromatograph Data Processor
- 1970s
The data processor was part of an Ambient Air Monitoring System that debuted in 1979.
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Beckman Flow Cell on bench with Beta-Mate II counter
- 1970s
The Beckman Beta-Mate II (styled β-Mate II) was a single-sample, single-channel, manual counter. The Beta-Mate I was first offered in 1970, so this model was likely produced soon after.
Liquid scintillation counters…
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Beckman Series 7555 and 7556 Analog-to-Digital Converters
- Circa 1979
These CMOS 12-bit converters were first available in 1979.
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Beckman Flow Cell on bench with Beta-Mate II counter
- 1970s
The Beckman Beta-Mate II (styled β-Mate II) was a single-sample, single-channel, manual counter. The Beta-Mate I was first offered in 1970, so this model was likely produced soon after.
Liquid scintillation counters…
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Solar-Powered Calculator
- Circa 1978
From 1968 to 1978, TEAL (Tokyo Electron Applications Laboratory) manufactured calculators under its own name and for other brands. The Photon was introduced in 1978.
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Beckman Biogamma Radioimmuno Analyzer
- 1973 – 1982
Beckman's Biogamma Radioimmuno Analyzer was introduced in 1973. Radioimmunoassay (RIA) is a technique for measuring the antigen concentration. Known quantities of radioactive (labeled or “hot”) antigens and antibodies…
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Beckman DU-6 UV/VIS Spectrophotometer
- Circa 1983
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company was still called National Technical Laboratories. Spurred by employee Howard Cary (who had previously been involved in pH meter…
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Beckman LB-3 CO2 Monitor
- Circa 1979
This continuously-monitoring carbon dioxide monitor was designed for use in hospital settings. It could also be coupled to an oxygen analyzer (ideally the Beckman OM15).
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Beckman Liquid Scintillation System with Recorder
- Undated
Liquid scintillation counters measure the radioactivity of a sample by mixing the sample with a solvent containing a scintillator, which will emit photons in the presence of radioactive materials. The counter measures…
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Beckman Biogamma Radioimmuno Analyzer
- 1973 – 1982
Beckman's Biogamma Radioimmuno Analyzer was introduced in 1973. Radioimmunoassay (RIA) is a technique for measuring the antigen concentration. Known quantities of radioactive (labeled or “hot”) antigens and antibodies…
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Beckman Model 6100 Diluter-Dispenser
- Circa 1979
This instrument could dispense or dilute one or two reagents at a time.
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Woman using a Beckman LS-100C Liquid Scintillation System
- Circa 1973
Liquid scintillation counters measure the radioactivity of a sample by mixing the sample with a solvent containing a scintillator, which will emit photons in the presence of radioactive materials. The counter measures…
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Man and Woman with Beckman DU-8 UV-Visible Computing Spectrophotometer
- Circa 1980
This model of DU Spectrophotometer was first produced in 1980 and used a mirocomputer to control results, could store up to 9 user-generated programs, and could print results.
The first Beckman Instruments DU…
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Beckman Synchron ASTRA 8
- Circa 1978
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses. The Astra 8 analyzer used multiple channels to perform continuous flow and discrete analyses of…
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Beckman DU-8 UV-Visible Computing Spectrophotometer
- Circa 1980
This model of DU Spectrophotometer was first produced in 1980 and used a mirocomputer to control results, could store up to 9 user-generated programs, and could print results.
The first Beckman Instruments DU…
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Helipot Series 6180, Model 6187 Precision Potentiometers
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Woman using a Beckman Immunochemistry Analyzer
- After 1977 – 1989
Beckman Instruments debuted an Immunochemistry Analyzer in 1977 and an Auto ICS (Immunochemistry System) in 1980.
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Beckman GC-35 Gas Chromatograph
- Undated
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 Model 952-A NO/NOX/NO2 Analyzer
- Circa 1979
This air pollution monitoring instrument allowed users to use a chemiluminescent method to test for three gasses: NO, NOx, and NO2.
Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and fighting…
