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Beckman Spirometer Recorder
- Undated
Spirometers determine lung capacity and health by measuring how quickly and how much air is inhaled and then exhaled.
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Beckman RR-2 Respiratory Recorder
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This image shows the graphical print-out of the instrument's readings. A respiratory recorder records both oxygen and carbon dioxide levels during respiration.
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Beckman PF-31 Ultrasonic Spirometer
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Spirometers determine lung capacity and health by measuring how quickly respiration happens and how much air is both inhaled and exhaled.
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Beckman PF-31 Ultrasonic Spirometer with unidentified accessory
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Spirometers determine lung capacity and health by measuring how quickly respiration happens and how much air is both inhaled and exhaled.
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Beckman Model 746 Solution Metering Pump
- 1961
The Model 746 Solution Metering Pump was a product of Beckman's Scientific and Process Instruments Division and incorporated a Helipot Division Duodial. It controlled the flow of liquid to one-millionth of a quart and…
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Beckman Model 150 RF Gas Analyzer
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Capable of resolving each mass unit up to 60. Originally marketed with a $6,000 price tag, accessories were available to analyze hydrogen and helium.
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Beckman Model 150 RF Gas Analyzer
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Capable of resolving each mass unit up to 60. Originally marketed with a $6,000 price tag, accessories were available to analyze hydrogen and helium.
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George Kincaid and Robert Manning with a Beckman DK-2 Recording Spectrophotometer
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Kincaid and Manning are likely Beckman Instruments employees, although any connection to the DK Spectrophotometer is unknown.
The Beckman DK Spectrophotometer was an enhancement of the DU, which expanded the…
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Beckman φ71 and φ31 pH Meters and φ12 pH/ISE 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 Recorder with overhead projector attachment
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This particular model of recorder is unidentified.
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Beckman Synchron EL-ISE Electrolyte System
- After 1989 – 1999
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses. The EL-ISE debuted in 1989. This image shows cropping marks for editing the photograph for publication…
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Woman using Beckman liquid chromatograph
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The specific instruments in this system (including the one she is holding) are unidentified.
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Beckman 360 Array System
- 1990s
Beckman Array Systems were used for a wide range of chemical assays, including protein and serology analyses.
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Beckman GeneLine II Transverse Alternating Field Electrophoresis System
- 1990s
This image includes the system's power supply, cooler, and tank.
Electrophoresis uses an electric field to separate particles in a medium (like a gel) based on their size, charge, or a binding affinity.
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Beckman φ72 pH meter, with dramatically illuminated glassware in the background
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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 BUN, Creatinine, and Glucose Analyzers
- 1979 – 1988
BUN stands for Blood Urea Nitrogen.
Creatinine, a byproduct of muscle metabolism, can be measured to determine renal function.
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very…
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Beckman P/ACE Capillary Electrophoresis System 2100
- 1990s
Beckman introduced the P/ACE 2100 series of capillary electrophoresis systems in 1991.
Electrophoresis uses an electric field to separate particles in a medium (like a gel) based on their size, charge, or a binding…
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Beckman KLiNa Flame System and a Cl/CO2 Analyzer
- 1975 – 1984
Beckman introduced the KLiNa Flame System, a flame photometer with attached diluter and printer, in 1971. The company first marketed a chloride/CO2 analyzer in 1975.
Flame photometers determine the presence and…
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Beckman Model 5691 EPUT Meter
- 1956-Jun-06
EPUT (Events Per Unit Time) meters measure changes in voltage during a specified amount of time, and so can be used to count or measure any event that can be represented as a voltage change or pulse. This includes, but…
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Woman adjusting a Beckman DU Spectrophotometer
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The instrument is here shown attached to its power supply on a laboratory bench. The people in this image are unidentified.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company was…
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Beckman GC-1 Gas Chromatograph
- Circa 1956
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 LM-700 Microbalance
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London-based Research & Industrial Instrumentation Company (RIIC), referenced in the photograph's description, was a division of Beckman Instruments.
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Beckman Hydrogen Flame Detector
- Circa 1964
This attachment was used with the Beckman 2A Gas Chromatograph.
