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Portrait of Henry Bohn Haas (1902-1987)
- 1950s – circa
Portrait of Henry Bohn Haas (1902-1987), a specialist in organic chemistry who is credited with the discovery of gas chromatography. Haas was born in Huntington, Ohio and received his doctorate from Ohio State in 1925.…
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Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962)
- 1950s
Portrait of John Van Nostrand Dorr (1872-1962). In partnership with John Lundberg and A.D. Wilson, Van Nostrand Dorr owned the Lundberg, Dorr, & Wilson gold & silver mining operation in Terry, South Dakota. In 1916, he…
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Portrait of Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975)
- 1950s
Portrait of Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975), African American research chemist and pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.
Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery, Alabama on April 11, 1899…
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Portrait of Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969)
- 1950s
Portrait of American entrepreneur Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969) seated at a desk. In 1937, Richard Perkin and Charles Elmer (1872-1954) founded the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, an optical design and consulting company…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Portrait photography, Perkin, Richard Scott, 1906-1969, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Portraits, Corporations
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Portrait of Williams Haynes (1886-1960)
- Circa 1950
Portrait of Williams Haynes (1886-1960). Williams Haynes was born on July 29, 1886 in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from high school, Haynes worked as a reporter for the New York Sun before enrolling at Johns…
- Subject Journalists, Haynes, Williams, 1886-1960, Portraits
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Inscribed portrait of Robert A. Millikan (1868-1953)
- 1952
Dr. Robert Millikan was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923 for his work the photoelectric effect and for measuring the elementary electronic charge. In 1923 he also became director of…
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Jasperware cameo portrait of Joseph Priestley
- 1952
Oval blue Jasperware cameo; raised profile portrait of Priestley is white and in the center of the oval; back of the cameo is flat and has gold text.
- Manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
- Subject Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Cameos, Jasperware
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Portrait of Vannevar Bush
- 1955
Lithograph portrait of Vannevar Bush, by the artist Eugene A. Montgomery. Bush is shown in a 3/4 view holding a graduated cylinder and beaker, with a pipe clenched in one corner of his mouth. This portrait was created…
- Artist Montgomery, Eugene A., 1905-2001
- Publisher The Atlantic Monthly
- Subject Chemistry, Chemists, Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974
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Portrait of Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004)
- 1958
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical instruments with National Technical Laboratories,…
- Photographer Raeburn, Jean
- Subject Scientists--Portraits, Beckman, Arnold O.
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Portrait of Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004)
- 1958
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical instruments with National Technical Laboratories,…
- Photographer Raeburn, Jean
- Subject Scientists--Portraits, Beckman, Arnold O.
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Portrait of Howard Farkas (d. 1978)
- Circa 1958
Portrait of Howard Farkas (d. 1978). Farkas graduated from New York University in 1915 and was senior vice president and secretary of the U.S. Stoneware Co. He served as President of the Chemists' Club of New York from…
- Photographer Bachrach, Fabian
- Subject Farkas, Howard, d. 1978, Chemists, Portraits, Chemists' Club (New York, N.Y.)
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Portrait of Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004)
- 1959
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical instruments with National Technical Laboratories,…
- Subject Scientists--Portraits, Beckman, Arnold O.
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Portrait of Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004)
- 1960
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical instruments with National Technical Laboratories,…
- Subject Scientists--Portraits, Beckman, Arnold O.
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Portrait of Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004)
- 1960
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) is pictured here with his Model G pH meter, which he invented in 1934 and which became the first commercially successful electric pH meter. Thus began a long career manufacturing…
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Portrait of Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) holding a pH meter
- 1960s
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical instruments with National Technical Laboratories,…
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Portrait of Henry Bohn Haas (1902-1987)
- 1960s – circa
Portrait of Henry Bohn Haas (1902-1987), a specialist in organic chemistry who is credited with the discovery of gas chromatography. Haas was born in Huntington, Ohio and received his doctorate from Ohio State in 1925.…
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Portrait of Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969)
- 1960s
Portrait of American entrepreneur Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969). In 1937, Richard Perkin and Charles Elmer (1872-1954) founded the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, an optical design and consulting company that later…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Subject Portrait photography, Perkin, Richard Scott, 1906-1969, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Portraits, Corporations
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Portrait of Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969)
- 1960s
Portrait of American entrepreneur Richard Scott Perkin (1906-1969). In 1937, Richard Perkin and Charles Elmer (1872-1954) founded the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, an optical design and consulting company that later…
- Creator Of Work Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Photographer Karsh, Yousuf, 1908-2002
- Subject Portrait photography, Perkin, Richard Scott, 1906-1969, Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Portraits, Corporations
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Walt Donner and Jim Cook with Gas Chromatograph
- 1960
Walt Donner worked in Advanced Technology Operations at Beckman Instruments and on projects for the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA). Jim Cook was presumably a Beckman Instruments employee who…
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Walter Donner with Apollo Atmosphere Analyzer System
- 1962
Walter Donner was the manager of Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Department and oversaw development of medical monitoring equipment for the Apollo, Mercury, and Gemini manned spaceflight missions.
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Portrait of Dr. Earl Stannard Herald (1914-1973)
- Circa 1963
Dr. Herald was an American ichthyologist. He is pictured on the set of the California Academy of Sciences television show, Science in Action, which he hosted from 1952-1966, when production ended.
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Portrait of John J. Grebe (1900-1984)
- 1963
Portrait of German-American physicist John J. (John Josef) Grebe (1900-1984), best known for his contributions to the plastics industry, including the development of polystyrene, Styrofoam, and Saran plastics.
After…
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Photographic portrait of Kurt M. Mislow, 1964
- 1964
Black and white photograph of Kurt M. Mislow (1923-2017) in a suit.
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Portrait of Alan R. Kahn
- 1964
Alan Kahn was Beckman's Medical Director. He is pictured holding an electrode designed for use during surgery and research projects. It monitored electrical signals from the brain, heart, and muscle tissue.
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Portrait of Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004)
- 1965
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical instruments with National Technical Laboratories,…
- Subject Scientists--Portraits, Beckman, Arnold O.
