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Beckman Trace Moisture Analyzer
- Circa 1969
This instrument could detect and monitor moisture in gaseous process streams, bottled gas, and dry gas atmospheres.
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Beckman Model 906A SO2 Analyzer
- 1960s
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…
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Beckman Caronaceous Analyzer
- 1964-Jul
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…
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Beckman Exhaust Gas Analysis System
- 1960s
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…
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Beckman Model J Sodium Ion Analyzer
- 1963-Aug
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Sodium ions
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Beckman Model 777 Oxygen Analyzer
- Circa 1962
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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Operator with Beckman Microcoder IIA MIC/ID System
- Undated
The MicroCoder IIA was marketed for use with Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) panels for pneumonia, influenza, and meningitis.
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Operator's hand on Beckman Model 153 Microtitrator with vibration stirrer and muti-cup turntable
- Circa 1963
A microtitrator is an instrument designed to titrate very small volumes of liquid. This model was used to perform blood analysis.
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Beckman Model 4410 Digital Multimeter
- Undated
Multimeters are instruments capable of making multiple measurements, typically voltage, current, and resistance.
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Man with AccuSpin and AccuSpin FR Centrifuges
- 1980s
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 Futura-II pH Electrode
- 1980s
Beckman's Futura II Calomel electrodes were introduced in 1985. Sized to fit in test tubes, they were designed for medical and biotechnology applications.
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Beckman MMC Horizon Systems Metabolic Measurement Cart
- 1975 – 1984
Beckman Instruments introduced the Metabolic Measurement Cart (MMC) in 1975. The programmable system could automatically test oxygen, carbon dioxide, barometric pressure, expired air volume and temperature, and print…
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Beckman pHI 61 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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DU-6 Spectrophotometer Gel Scanning System
- 1980s
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 Series FT-1000 and FT-2000 Spectrophotometers
- 1980s
Beckman introduced Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometers (FTIR) in 1983.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking…
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Beckman Model 344M Micro Gradient HPLC System
- Undated
High performance liquid chromatography analyzes the components of a sample by pumping a solution through a column containing an adsorbent material, which separates and interacts distinctly with the components. The flow…
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Beckman Micropore Combination pH Electrode
- Undated
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 DU-7 UV/VIS Computing Spectrophotometer
- 1980s
The DU-7 featured a microprocessor and a built in video graphic display. It was released in 1981.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company was still called National…
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Beckman Circuitmate Autoranging DMMs, Models DM73 and DM77
- Undated
Multimeters are instruments capable of making multiple measurements, typically voltage, current, and resistance.
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Beckman EEG Montage Line
- Undated
Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain. The Beckman Montage-10 and Montage-20 are pictured.
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