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Espionage Act
- Extract from "The Code of the Laws of the United States of America" in Force June 14, 1940, Title 50--War, Chapter 4--Espionage
- 1944-Sep-01
Arnold Beckman signed this Espionage Act during the course of work with MIT's Radiation Lab, presumably in connection with work on mustard gas detection.
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Secrecy Agreement
- 1944-Sep-01
Arnold Beckman signed this agreement during the course of work with MIT's Radiation Lab, presumably in connection with work on mustard gas detection.
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Monthly Report: An Instrument for Recording the Concentration of Mustard Gas in Air
- 1943-Nov
The report discusses work performed between September 20 and October 31, 1943, under contract number OEMsr-674. Beckman reported beginning construction of the first model of an instrument to record concentrations of…
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Report: Paper Tape Recording of CW Agents
- 1944-Mar-30
The informal report drafted by a University of Chicago team, regarding contract OEMsr-79, documented efforts to record chemical warfare agents using sensitized paper tape. The report includes one such strip…
- Author Wilzbach, Kenneth E., Nicolaides, Nicholas, Remington, William R., Brown, Weldon G., Stell, Robert J., Ballweber, Edward G., Pearson, Donald E.
- Subject Cyanogen compounds, Gases--Analysis, University of Chicago, Mustard gas, Chemical agents (Munitions), United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee, Chemical warfare, Hydrocyanic acid, Phosgene
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Circuit Diagram, Beckman pH Meter, Laboratory Model
- Dwg. No. CD-2000B
- 1945-Jan-24
The diagram is annotated in red and blue ink, indicating first and second position.
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 T. H. Lotze to L. R. Pugh
- Precision pH control by precision buffer control
- 1952-Feb-25
The memo describes problems Eastman Kodak encountered with buffer solutions and the suggestion that the Model H-2 pH meter might be adapted for Kodak's applications. Lotze appears to be the creator of images as well as…
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Memo from Raymond I. Schiff to William Newton
- Model G Product Meeting Recommended Design Changes for Cost Reduction
- 1956-Oct-10
The memo discusses cost reductions to the Model G pH meter and is extensively annotated.
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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Instructions for converting new style wavelength drive to be used with old style single unit amplifier
- 1954-May-07
The drawing documents the modifications needed to use a new wavelength drive with the IR-2 spectrophotometer.
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Diagram of special demountable reference electrodes
- 1952-Jul-18
The illustration depicts glass electrodes that could be used with the Beckman Model G pH meter.
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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Spectra plates
- Undated
Glass plates with spectrum image. Several of the spectra plates are labeled with wavelengths on the front and back.
- Subject Spectrum analysis, Adam Hilger Ltd., Optics
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Memo from George D. Butler to R. Pat Connor
- Difficulties with Blue Tip Electrodes at Eastman Kodak
- 1952-Jul-22
The memo discusses issues affecting the electrodes used with a Model G pH meter, possible actions, and the risk of losing Kodak's business to a competitor such as Leeds & Northrup.
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Beckman Model L7-35, Model L7-55, and Model L7-65 Ultracentrifuges
- 1980s
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 L3-40 and Model L3-50 Ultracentrifuges
- Undated
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 L-60, XL-90, and XL-100 Ultracentrifuges
- 1990s
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 Avanti J-20 and Avanti J-20I Centrifuges
- 1990s
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 Airfuge Ultracentrifuge and Airfuge Tube Fractionater
- 1975 – 1984
Beckman first released the Airfuge Ultracentrifuge in 1975.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco.…
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The Beckman Glucose Analyzer: A Statement of Verified Claims
- 1970
Marketing materials tout the virtues of the Beckman Glucose Analyzer, with emphasis placed upon verification of claims by the Standards Committee of the College of American Pathologists. The folded brochure includes a…
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Fluid Diagram, Glucose Analyzer
- 1969
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical testing and analysis instruments that Beckman Instruments produced in the 1970s. Its size, speed, and price…
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A Quartz Photoelectric Spectrophotometer
- 1941-Nov
The article is reprinted from the Journal of the Optical Society of America Vol. 31, No. 11, November 1941 and was presented at the Ninth Summer Conference on Spectroscopy and Its Applications, held at the Massachusetts…
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Beckman Facilities, Fullerton Plant
- Undated
- 1954
- 1966
- Circa 1975
In 1954, Beckman Instruments' headquarters moved from Pasadena to Fullerton, California.
The images with dates inscribed on the back indicate that they were taken between 1954 and 1975, although some images are…
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Beckman Facilities, Fullerton Plant
- Undated
- 1943
- 1953
- 1955
In 1954, Beckman Instruments' headquarters moved from Pasadena to Fullerton, California.
Some photos are undated, but the ones with dates were taken between 1943 and 1953. Several have a photographer's stamp on the…
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Beckman Model 777 Oxygen Analyzer
- Circa 1962
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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Beckman Introduces New HPLC Autosampler
- 1990-Sep-27
The press release announces the 502 Autosampler for use with System Gold HPLC equipment.
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A Table of Chymicall & Philosophicall Charecters with their Significations as they are Usually Found in Chymicall Authors both Printed & Manuscript
- A Table of Chemical & Philosophical Characters with their Significations as they are Usually Found in Chemical Authors both Printed and Manuscript
- 1671
Table of alchemical symbols from The last will and testament of Basil Valentine, monke of the Order of St. Bennet. These and other symbols are common throughout alchemical literature and were used to denote some…
- Author Basilius Valentinus
- Subject Chemistry--Nomenclature, Alchemy, Chemistry--Abbreviations
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New MIL-STD Power Amplifier Announced by Helipot
- 1970-Sep-25
The press release announces the introduction of the Model 866 Power Amplifier.
- Author Anderson, Pat
- Subject Power amplifiers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
