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Beckman Electromate pH Meter
- 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 Hydrogen Flame Analyzer
- 1943
Used for gas chromatography, this hydrogen flame ionization detector was fist produced in the early 1940s.
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Beckman Model IR-20 Infrared Spectrophotometer
- 1970
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…
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Beckman Zeromatic pH Meter Model 960
- 1968
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 Model DB Spectrophotometer
- 1960
The Beckman DB was a double beam model, which allowed for comparison between two light paths: a reference and the sample being measured.
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Beckman Model B Spectrophotometer
- 1948
The ultraviolet Model B was marketed as an easier to use and more affordable alternative to the Beckman DU Spectrophotometer.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company…
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Beckman Model GC-2A Gas Chromatograph
- 1964
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/Spinco Model L2-65B Ultracentrifuge
- 1967
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 B Spectrophotometer
- 1948
The ultraviolet Model B was marketed as an easier to use and more affordable alternative to the Beckman DU Spectrophotometer.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company…
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Beckman DB Spectrophotometer
- 1967
The Beckman DB was a double beam model, which allowed for comparison between two light paths: a reference and the sample being measured.
- Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Zeromatic II 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/Spinco Model 153 Microtitrator
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A microtitrator is an instrument designed to titrate very small volumes of liquid. This model is shown with a Microfuge centrifuge and other accessories.
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Man using a Beckman/Spinco Protein-Peptide Sequencer
- 1970
Product Line Manager John Deutschlander displays the Model 890 Sequencer. The instrument was capable of separating individual amino acids from protein 12 to 15 times faster than could be accomplished manually.
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Hamilton Standard Oxygen Sensor Backpack
- 1969
This backpack may have been used on manned spaceflight missions likely includes an oxygen sensor or analyzer built by Beckman Instruments.
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James Shelton, Robert Lineberger, and John James
- 1970
Photograph of three men identified as James Shelton, Robert Lineberger, and John James. This photograph is from the Beckman Historical Collection, but the connection between these men and Beckman Instruments, Inc. is…
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Roadrunner II Mobile Exhibit
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A traveling exhibit of Beckman Instruments' biomedical instruments products.
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Workshop in an unidentified Beckman Instruments plant
- 1950s
Women assembling unidentified instruments at Beckman Instruments or one of its divisions.
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Beckman Instruments Process Division staff
- Circa 1957
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Employees, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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John F. Bishop presenting a gift blanket to Hungarian refugees, Otto and Maria Haunold
- 1957
John F. Bishop was a Beckman Instruments employee who worked on the Flow Colorimeter, among other projects. The couple in the photograph are identified as Otto and Maria Haunold.
The pair fled to the United States in…
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Beckman Model DK-2A Ratio Recording Spectrophotometer
- Circa 1957
The Beckman DK Spectrophotometer was an enhancement of the DU, which expanded the instrument’s range of into near-infrared. This was accomplished by chemist Wilbur I. Kaye, who began his work on science behind the DK at…
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Berkeley Model 5602-20 Nuclear Scaler
- 1950s
General view of an unidentified woman, presumably a model, holding up component parts of a nuclear scaler produced by the Berkeley Division of Beckman Instruments. A scaler is an electronic instrument used to count…
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Arnold O. Beckman with Jayce Vidler
- 1960
Jayce Vidler (Mrs. Richard Vidler) won a contest among Beckman Instruments employees to create a new slogan for the company's 25th anniversary. Her winning entry was "Instrumental in Your Future."
- Photographer Frey Photos
- Subject Slogans, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Men posing with a Beckman Auto Exhaust Analyzer
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Four unidentified men flank a Beckman HC/CO tester. This instrument detects pollutants in the exhaust from vehicles with combustion engines.
Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and…
