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Beckman reagents in bottles
- Circa 1976
The photograph shows the ADB and ASO 6-Test System, for the determination of serum antiDNase B and anistreptolysin O antibodies (respectively).
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Beckman reagents in bottles
- Undated
The reagents include creatininase, glycerol kinase, uricase, and G-6-PDH.
- Photographer Hess Photographic
- Subject Chemical tests and reagents, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman System 1 Glucose/BUN Analyzer
- 1974 – 1989
This instrument, introduced in 1974, can run both blood glucose and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) analyses.
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical…
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Beckman Array 360 System
- 1990s
Beckman Array Systems were used for a wide range of chemical assays, including protein and serology analyses.
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Beckman Cedar Grove Conductance Test Kit
- Undated
The name of this instrument likely refers to it being produced at Beckman's Cedar Grove Operations, which was acquired with the purchase of Industrial Instruments, Inc., in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, in 1965. Industrial…
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Beckman Array 360 Systems
- 1990s
Beckman Array Systems were used for a wide range of chemical assays, including protein and serology analyses.
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Beckman LS-350 Liquid Scintillation System
- 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…
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Beckman Model G 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 “acidimeter” with its…
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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…
- Photographer Hess Photographic
- Subject Medical laboratory technology, Radioimmunoassay, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Automated Materials Analyzer (AMA)
- Undated
This AMA system automates repetitive analytical assays, which produce samples that can then be run through other analytical instruments like spectrophotometers and pH meters.
- Photographer Hess Photographic
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Materials--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman IR-4 Spectrophotometer
- Undated
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 Microzone Densitometer with other instruments
- 1960s
Beckman introduced a Microzone Electrophoresis System in 1964 and the Model R-110 Microzone Densitometer in 1967.
Densitometers measure density by scanning electrophoresis media. The other instruments in this image…
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Beckman LS 3145P liquid scintillation counter
- 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…
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Beckman LS-335 Liquid Scintillation System
- 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…
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Beckman ASTRA 4 Analyzer System
- Circa 1978
The Astra line of analyzers used multiple channels to perform continuous flow and discrete analyses of electrolytes and "routine chemistries."
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Beckman Astra 4 and Astra 8 Automated Stat Routine Analyzers
- Circa 1978
The Astra 4 and 8 analyzers used multiple channels to perform continuous flow and discrete analyses of electrolytes and "routine chemistries." The 8 was controlled by a microprocessor with 52K bytes of memory.
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Beckman ASTRA-8 Systems
- Circa 1978
The Astra line of analyzers used multiple channels to perform continuous flow and discrete analyses of electrolytes and "routine chemistries."
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Man using a Beckman Ignition System tester
- Undated
This diagnostic instrument was also known as an Engine Scope Tester.
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Beckman Metabolic Measurement Cart
- 1975 – 1984
This instrument was designed to measure oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production. It contains an oxygen analyzer, an infrared carbon dioxide analyzer, a turbine volume transducer, a mixing chamber, and a…
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Beckman Medical Gas Analyzer LB-2
- Undated
The LB-2 Medical Gas Analyzer replaced the LB-1. It measured alveolar CO2, along with nitrous oxide, halothane, ehtrane, forane, various halogenated ethers, and carbon monoxide.
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