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Beckman Instruments 50th Anniversary – Germany
- 1985
The pictured employees are Klaus Feike (sales engineer), Volker Bock (product line specialist), Gertrude Heindl (secretary), and Lorenz Baumgartner (shipping supervisor).
- Subject Anniversaries, Employees, Cake, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Instruments 50th Anniversary – Paso Robles, California
- 1985-Mar-06
The March 6, 1985 banquet celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Beckman and the 7th anniversary of Paso Robles operations. In 1994, Paso Robles was sold to JIT Manufacturing.
Some photographs bear notations, possibly…
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Beckman Instruments, Inc. Annual Report 1960
- 1960
The 1960 annual report covers a year of notable milestones. It was the 25th anniversary of the company. The report devoted several pages to highlighting new instruments, including a number of pH meters and the DB…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Branding (Marketing), Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Model F resistor notes and diagrams
- 1946-Apr-08
Handwritten and -drawn notes detail the resistors used in the Model F pH meter.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate…
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Instructions - Infrared Spectrophotometer
- Bulletin 110B
- 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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Memo from Walter Donner to Beckman Instruments staff
- Case Color for 9600 PH Meter
- 1956-Sep-26
In this memo, Walter Donner discussed the color and material to be used for the Zeromatic's case.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who…
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Memo from Raymond I. Schiff to J. E. Leonard
- 1956-Dec-29
Raymond Schiff describes the dangers of Zeromatic users receiving electric shocks.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an…
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Memo from Ed Molloy to Raymond I. Schiff
- 1957-May-29
In one of a series of memos regarding the Zeromatic pH meter, Ed Molloy outlines differences between the 9600 and H-2 models and proposes solutions for grounding the instrument.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH…
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Memo from Raymond I. Schiff to Robert L. Jackson
- 1957-Jun-04
In this memorandum, Raymond Schiff discussed problems with the Zeromatic pH meter.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an…
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Invention Disclosure: Flow Chromatography
- 5D-669
- 1963-Oct
The invention disclosure documents some of James C. Sternberg's early work for Beckman Instruments. Robert S. Litle and W. S. Gallaway witnessed the disclosure.
Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph…
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Invention Disclosure: Gas Chromatograph Column
- 5D-697
- 1963-Dec
The invention disclosure documents some of James C. Sternberg's early work for Beckman Instruments. Irwin H. Krull, Robert L. Litle witnessed the disclosure, which lists Charles J. Kring as a co-inventor.
Beckman…
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The English Balloon and Appendages in which Mr. Lunardi ascended into the Atmosphere from the Artillery Ground, September 15, 1784
- 1784
From the "Explanation of the Plate of the Balloon" (page 67):
1. Crown, to which the Rope was fastened
2. Net-work
3. Ropes, forty-five in Number, a Rope every four Meshes
4 and 5. Nooses, through which the…- Author Lunardi, Vincent, 1759-1806
- Publisher Bell, John, 1745-1831
- Subject Balloon ascensions, Ballooning, Hot air balloons, Lunardi, Vincent, 1759-1806
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Apparatus for filling Mr. Lunardi's Balloon
- 1784
From the "Explanation of the Apparatus" (page 67):
1. Net
2. Balloon
3. Crown to suspend the Balloon
4. Barrels of Zinc
5. Oil of Vitriol
6. Backs, in which the Water and Oil of Vitriol was mixed
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An Account of the First Aërial Voyage in England
- 1784
The book consists of a compilation of letters, newspaper reports, and illustrations detailing the first aerial voyage in England: Italian Vincenzo Lunardi's 24-mile flight in a hydrogen balloon from the Artillery Ground…
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Beckman Instruments, Inc. Annual Report 1956
- 1956
The 1956 annual report covers a year of significant expansion. In November 1955, the company's stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The number of employees grew by nearly fifty percent, to 3,020, and William…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Shockley, William, 1910-1989, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model 116 Amino Acid Analyzer
- Circa 1970
First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer allowed users to quickly perform amino acid chromatography. This model was likely part of the same line and used the same technology.
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Nimbus BUV
- Circa 1967
Designed for use on the Nimbus 4 weather satellite, the Backscatter Ultraviolet Instrument (BUV) measured the ozone distribution in the atmosphere.
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U.S. Army Distillation Unit
- Circa 1966
Beckman's Advanced Technology Operations developed an instrument capable of distilling contaminated water into sterile samples used for field preparation of intravenous injection solutions.
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Beckman Mark V Atmosphere Analyzer
- 1965
Beckman originally produced 27 Mark V Atmosphere Analyzers for use on nuclear ballistic missile submarines. The instrument measured oxygen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, freon, and other atmospheric…
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Bacteriological Warfare Detection Instrument
- Circa 1963
Beckman's Space Engineering Group (SEG) was formed within the Scientific Process Instruments Division (SPID) in 1959. In 1964, it subcontracted to Space General Corp. to perform work for the U.S. Army. The SEG was…
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Air Force Hypoxia Warning System
- Circa 1962
Beckman made thirteen carbon dioxide atmospheric analysis systems used by NASA in the Mercury flights.
The mounted photograph is captioned: "Beckman Hypoxia Warning System - consisting of sensor, amplifier, and…
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Project Surveyor Lunar Gas Chromatograph
- 1962-Dec
A set of color and black and white photographs depict the gas chromatograph from various angles. In two photographs, a package of Marlboro cigarettes sits beside the instrument, presumably to provide a sense of scale.
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Invention Disclosure: GC Detector
- 5D-490
- 1962-May
The invention disclosure documents some of James C. Sternberg's early work for Beckman Instruments. The sketches were signed and dated by Sternberg, Richard E. Poulson, David T. H. Jones, and W. S. Gallaway in May 1962.…
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Glass Electrode Theory
- 1955-May-10
The handwritten notes appear to be signed Noel Brayman.
Glass electrodes were used in Beckman pH meters and various other instruments.
