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The Development of pH Instrumentation
- 1950-Apr
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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Model E2 Oxygen Analyzer Operating Instructions and Technical Information
- Bulletin 203-A
- 1960s
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,…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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D2 Oxygen Analyzer for Safe Oxygen Therapy
- Product Data Sheet O2—8120
- 1950s
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,…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Instructions for the Beckman Oxygen Electrode Evaluation Kit, X-300-100 (final)
- Undated
This glass electrode was first used in Beckman pH meters and later other instruments.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an…
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Instructions for Modified OM-1 Beckman Portable Oxygen Meter
- 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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Oxygen electrode diagram
- Dwg. No. 11098
- 1957
This electrode was first used inside Beckman Instruments pH meters and later in many other instruments.
- Creator Of Work Frey, D.
- Subject Electrodes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Electrodes, Glass, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Infrared Spectrophotometer Model IR-2
- 1946 – 1955
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Infrared Spectrophotometer, Model IR2
- Beckman Bulletin 153
- 1946-May
The cover of the bulletin includes handwritten notes about printing dates and quantities.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942,…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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The Three Missing Decades
- 1954-Sep-26
These handwritten notes on glass electrodes appear to be signed Noel B. Brayman.
Glass electrodes were used in Beckman pH meters and various other instruments.
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An Area-Wide Plan of Action to Eliminate Air Pollution
- A Policy Statement by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
- 1955-Sep-29
This trifold brochure lays out the scientific findings about the problem of smog in Los Angeles, as well as a plan for action, progress to date, and a request for cooperation.
Beckman Instruments, Inc. became…
- Creator Of Work Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
- Subject Air quality management, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Air--Pollution
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Beckman Helipot Plant, South Pasadena, California
- Circa 1950
This is Helipot Corporation's Meridian Avenue location.
The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman of Beckman Instruments (at that time still National Technical Laboratories) to keep…
- Subject Factories, Buildings, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Infrared Notes: IR4: New Infrared Instrument
- Vol. 2, No. 1
- 1956
The brochure discusses the IR-4 spectrophotometer, scheduled for introduction at the Pittsburgh Conference. It also includes brief profiles of the "New Infrared Team": Lee Cahn, William Ward, Norbert Kabuss, and Joseph…
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Beckman Infrared Notes: Battelle Uses 175 Foot Long Air Path in Smog Studies
- Circa 1955
The brochure discusses the use of the IR-2 spectrophotometer in an air pollution study. Though undated, the referenced instrument models and logo narrow the date of the brochure's publication to somewhere between the…
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A Direct Transmittancy Recording Infrared Spectrophotometer
- Beckman Reprint R-24
- Undated
The paper, distributed as a reprint from Beckman Instruments, described the IR-3 spectrophotometer. It was originally presented before the Symposium on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy, held in Columbus, Ohio at…
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National Technical Laboratories, South Pasadena, California
- Undated
- 1943
- 1948
This building at 820 Mission Street was the first built exclusively for National Technical Laboratories in 1940.
One photograph bears a photographer's stamp for J. Allen Hawkins on the back, but the other images in…
- Photographer Hawkins, J. Allen
- Subject Factories, Employees, Portraits, Group, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model R-101 Microzone Cell and Model R-110 Microzone Densitometer
- After 1967
Densitometers measure a material's density. This particular model was first produced in 1967.
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Beckman Model 150 Ultramicro Analytical System
- 1960s
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 Model 190 and 190B Microcalorimeters
- 1960 – 1979
Calorimeters measure the amount of heat involved in chemical reactions and some other processes.
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Beckman System 1 Plus DNA Synthesizer
- Circa 1985
This combination of hardware and software allowed users to program a sequence, check reagent levels, and perform DNA synthesis using phosphoramidite chemistry. The control module in the color photograph included an IBM…
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Beckman Zimm Viscometer
- 1960 – 1979
Viscometers measure viscosity, the resistance of fluids to flow or stress (this could also be thought of as a liquid's thickness).
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Beckman System 990 Synthesizer and Model 990 Peptide Synthesizer
- After 1972
The 990 Synthesizer was introduced in 1972 and operated by punched paper tape, in which the punched holes specified which operation was to be performed. The System 990 Synthesizer was developed in 1984 and used a…
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Beckman Density Gradient Former
- Circa 1979
The photos depict a device for the preparation of linear-density gradient medium in a column for gradient electrophoresis.
