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Spinco Model 135A Spectromonitor
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This liquid chromatography recording detector system consists of a dual-beam spectrophotometer, a pH meter, and a conductivity cell.
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Spinco Model 130 Spectrochrom Analyzer
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This chromatography instrument was first manufactured in the mid-1960s. It allowed operators to run several analyses at once and print out results, instead of compiling them separately. Components included pH and…
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Spinco Model 125 Automatic Digital Integrator
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This accessory is designed for use with other Beckman Instruments analyzers. It can compile data and print a report at the end of many analyses, instead of instruments printing every analysis and requiring operators to…
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Spinco Model SM-2 Continuous Systolic Monitor
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This blood pressure monitor operates with two points of contact with a patient: a miniature pressure cuff placed on a patient's finger, and a crystal pressure sensor placed next to the cuff on the same finger. The cuff…
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Spinco Fraction Recovery System
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This system removes samples from centrifuge tubes by puncturing the tube itself or its cap.
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Man using a Schlieren Optics device for a Spinco Preparative Centrifuge
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A Schlieren optics device like the one in this photograph is used to monitor sedimentation by measuring refraction as light passes through a solution.
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Spinco Model L Ultracentrifuge
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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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Coulter MicroDiff 16 Blood Analyzer
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This model of Coulter counter allows the user to run a 16-parameter complete blood count test.
Based on the Coulter principle, the Coulter Counter quantifies and sizes particles suspended in a fluid, like blood cells,…
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Coulter STKS Hematology Sample Testing System
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A blood cell counter system on display at what is likely a trade show. This technology is based on the Coulter principle and the the Coulter Counter, which quantifies and sizes particles suspended in a fluid, like blood…
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Drawing of proposed factory building for Helipot Corporation
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The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman of Beckman Instruments (at that time still National Technical Laboratories) to keep up with the demand for Beckman's reliable dial, also…
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Helipot Division – Half effect
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An unidentified man holds what is likely a hall effect sensor ("half effect" may be a misspelling in the original label on the photograph).
The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman…
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Beckman Model C Oxygen Analyzer
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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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Spinco Optima TLX Ultracentrifuge
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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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Spinco Allegra 64R and Allegra 21 Centrifuges
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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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Spinco Allegra 6 Centrifuge
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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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Spinco Model 8-55 Ultracentrifuge
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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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Spinco Model J-21 Centrifuge
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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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Arnold O. Beckman medallion
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A test or initial pressing of a medallion bearing Arnold Beckman's face and his personal motto, "there is no satisfactory substitute for excellence." The fact that the medal refers to him as "founder" (as opposed to…
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Mottoes, Medals, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Instruments facilities – Scottsdale, Arizona
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This building housed the Information Display Operations wing of Beckman Instruments.
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Beckman Instruments facilities – Hybritech, Incorporated
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Hybritech was founded in the 1970s in San Diego as part of the biotechnology industry boom. It was purchased by Eli Lilly in 1986 and by Beckman Instruments in 1995. It is unclear if the building in this photograph is…
