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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…
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Beckman DB-G Grating Spectrophotometer with open Automatic Sampling Accessory
- 1960s
Produced in the 1960s, the DB-G was a single-beam grating (as opposed to a prism) ultraviolet spectrophotometer.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company was still…
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Beckman SP-324 and SP-325 Planar Gas Discharge Displays
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Photographs of the displays are superimposed on a hand-drawn dashboard.
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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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Beckman RMS 3030 Digital Multimeter
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Multimeters are instruments capable of making multiple measurements, typically voltage, current, and resistance.
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Beckman Model H5 pH 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 Thermal Printer for ICS
- After 1977 – 1989
Beckman Instruments debuted an Immunochemistry Analyzer in 1977 and an Auto ICS (Immunochemistry System) in 1980.
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Unidentified liquid scintillation instrument panels
- 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…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Liquid scintillators, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Unidentified scientific instrument
- 1970s
Unidentified scientific instrument has controls for gain, preset error, preset minimum, low sample reject (CPM), and a knob to toggle between manual, sample repeat, single cycle and cycle repeat. Bottom unit features a…
- Photographer Photomation
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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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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Metric Conversion Computer
- Undated
Control Company introduced the first metric conversion calculator in 1978.
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Beckman Auto ICS Immunochemistry System
- 1980s
First produced in 1980, the Beckman Auto ICS (Immunochemistry System) is a fully automated system that measures specific protein concentrations in body fluids. It can be used to monitor the presence and concentration of…
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Beckman I.D.-Zone Electrophoresis Control
- Undated
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 System 890M Protein/Peptide Sequencer
- 1970s
Beckman released its first Protein-Peptide Synthesizer in 1971.
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Beckman Acculab 6 Spectrophotometer and related instruments
- 1973 – 1982
Beckman's first Acculab model IR spectrophotometer debuted in 1973.
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Beckman SP-491 Screened Image Display
- Undated
An image of the display is superimposed over a photograph of a gasoline pump.
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Beckman Model 25 Spectrophotometer and Recorder
- 1970s
Beckman's foray into ultraviolet spectroscopy began in 1940, when the company (then called National Technical Laboratories) produced the DU prototype. The double -beam Model 25 was introduced in the early 1970s.
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Beckman Synchron Chemistries, Version 1.3/1.4
- Undated
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses.
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