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Man using a Beckman Model L Continuous Flow Ultracentrifuge
- 1960s
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 OM-14 Oxygen Analyzer
- Undated
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 Model 958 NOx efficienty tester
- Undated
This instrument measures the nitrogen oxides (NOx) produced during the combustion of gasoline. Once in the atmosphere, they can contribute to the formation of smog and air pollution.
Beckman Instruments, Inc. became…
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Beckman Ultramicro Analytical System
- Undated
The system this unidentified woman is using includes a Model 152 Mircrofuge.
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Spectrophotometric data
- Undated
Table of spectrophotometer and pH readings of various substances, including strychnine, caffeine, amphetamine, benadryl, and ascorbic acid. As this document is undated and vaguely titled, it is unclear which instrument…
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Hand-drawn diagram for batteries used with a Beckman Model G pH Meter
- Undated
Instructions and a visual diagram for hooking up 3 #5540 batteries to power a Beckman Model G pH Meter. These three smaller batteries could replace a single, large 22.5 volt battery. This diagram was written on Bob…
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The Age of Instrumentation
- Circa 1957
This artwork depicts the "Age of Instrumentation" as the culmination of centuries of scientific progress through five stages: Discovery, Curiosity, Analysis, Technology, and Automation. This painting was featured in the…
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Beckman MINOS O2-CO2 Monitor diagram
- 1969
The MINOS oxygen and carbon dioxide monitors were first developed in 1968 and monitored atmospheric conditions in diving habitats, vehicles, and pressure chambers.
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Man using the SpinPro Ultracentrifugation Expert System
- 1980s
Designed to run on the IBM Personal Computer XT, the software of the Expert System (according to an article in the April 1986 issue of American Chemical Society) uses "Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to design…
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EPA Acetylene Monitor
- 1970s
Twenty-five EPA stations were outfitted with this monitor for the St. Louis Regional Air Pollution Study in the early 1970s.
Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph business in 1956 with the acquisition of…
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Beckman Model 6800 Air Quality Chromatograph
- 1970s
Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph business in 1956 with the acquisition of the successful Watts Manufacturing Company. Later that year, Beckman Instruments produced its first gas chromatograph, the GC-1,…
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Helipot Division: Production
- Undated
The production room at the Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc., where mostly women employees assemble potentiometers, dials, and other small devices.
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Beckman Model D Oxygen Analyzer
- 1950s
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 Model E2 Oxygen Analyzer with bottle
- Circa 1960
This oxygen analyzer is being used to ensure food safety by measuring the oxygen content of the headspace inside a bottle. Oxygen readings that are too high could indicate an environment that encourages the growth of…
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Beckman Model E2 Oxygen Analyzer
- Circa 1960
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 Model F3 Oxygen Analyzer
- 1959
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 BUN Analyzer and Glucose Analyzer
- 1970s
Photographer's proofs of a woman posing in a laboratory with a Beckman Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Analyzer and Glucose Analyzer.
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Beckman Model G2 Oxygen Analyzer
- 1959
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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Pauling Oxygen Analyzer
- 1940s
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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Interior of Beckman IR-1 Spectrophotometer
- 1940s
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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Man using a computer connected to a Beckman Optima XL-A Analytical Centrifuge
- 1990s
Beckman's XL-A Analytical Centrifuge debuted in 1991.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With…
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Woman injecting a sample into a Beckman Model E Centrifuge sample chamber
- 1950s
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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Man examining readout on a Model E Centrifuge
- 1950s
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 Optima XL-A Analytical Centrifuge
- 1990s
Beckman's XL-A Analytical Centrifuge debuted in 1991.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With…
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Beckman Optima XL-A Analytical Centrifuge optics diagram
- 1990s
Beckman's XL-A Analytical Centrifuge debuted in 1991.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With…
