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Oral history interview with Melvin S. Day
- 1997-Jul-15
Melvin Day begins the interview with a discussion of his family and childhood years in Boston. Day grew up during the Depression and often worked in his father's oil company after school to help ends meet. Day attended…
- Interviewee Day, Melvin S., 1923-2013
- Interviewer Williams, Robert V.
- Subject United States. National Technical Information Service, Chemistry--Nomenclature, M. Day Consulting, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Chemists, National Science Foundation (U.S.), National Library of Medicine (U.S.), Chemists--Biography, Chemistry--Abstracting and indexing, Abstracting, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Information storage and retrieval systems--Chemistry, Chemistry--Research
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26 itemsSecond Quarterly Status Report: Contract NASr-76, Phase II, Spaceborne Gas Chromatograph
- 1962-Mar-01
Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group contracted with NASA to design a gas chromatograph to analyze the atmosphere within a spacecraft's cabin. The prototype device weighed under 12 pounds and used under 10 watts…
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34 itemsBeckman Bits
- Vol. IV, No. 1
- 1964
Beckman Bits was produced to highlight the Beckman Instruments Systems Division's aerospace equipment and projects. In addition to project summaries, it contains photographs and original artwork depicting spacecraft and…
- Contributor Chute, Alan, Allen, Ken
- Publisher Systems Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Saturn launch vehicles, Space vehicles, Aerospace telemetry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Project Apollo (U.S.), Computers, Ground support systems (Astronautics), Beckman Instruments, inc., United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Astronautics and civilization, Project Gemini (U.S.)
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8 itemsSpecialists in Aerospace Instrumentation
- Bulletin CS-631
- Circa 1963
The brochure provides an overview of Beckman's divisions--Berkeley, Helipot, Offner, Scientific and Process Instruments, Special Projects, Spinco, and Systems--and highlights solutions provided to clients needing…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, inc.
- Subject United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Astronautics and civilization, Scientific apparatus and instruments, United States. Air Force, Aerospace industries, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.), Project Mercury (U.S.), Beckman Instruments, inc.
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40 itemsFirst Quarterly Status Report: Contract NASr-76, Phase II, Spaceborne Gas Chromatograph
- 1961-Dec-20
Beckman's Space Engineering Group contracted with NASA to design a gas chromatograph to analyze the atmosphere within a spacecraft's cabin. The prototype device weighed under 12 pounds and used under 10 watts of power.
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3 itemsBeckman Develops Instruments to Monitor Life-Support and Electrical Systems on NASA Space Shuttle
- 1978-Oct-23
The press release discusses a carbon dioxide sensor and water purity sensor planned to fly on the Space Shuttle Orbiter in the early 1980s.
- Author Eastman, Elke
- Subject Water--Purification, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Space shuttles--Design and construction, Atmospheric carbon dioxide, Space shuttles--Safety measures, Beckman Instruments, inc., Space Shuttle Program (U.S.)
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3 itemsAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting
- 1964-Feb-20
The Orange County Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics invited speakers to discuss plans for a manned orbital space station. The pictured men are identified as the speakers: Thomas B.…
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2 itemsAir 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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6 itemsProject 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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59 itemsAdvanced Technology Operations: Historical Milestones, 1959-1976
- 1977-Sep-30
The document describes various projects of the Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group, listed chronologically.
These projects were mostly contracted by United States government departments and agencies, although…
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56 itemsFinal Study Report - Lunar Compositional Analysis
- 1961-Jul-08
Beckman's Space Engineering Group designed and built "the Moonspoon," a prototype instrument to sample and analyze lunar soil via absorption spectroscopy.
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17 itemsPreliminary Design Proposal for a Lunar Surface Analyzer
- 1960
Beckman's Space Engineering Group designed and built "the Moonspoon," a prototype instrument to sample and analyze lunar soil via absorption spectroscopy.
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Parotid gland secretion study
- Circa 1964
This study was developed for NASA by Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group (SEG) in 1964. The SEG developed the prototype hardware required to store and analyze saliva from astronauts as part of monitoring their…
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William Birnbaum with a Phonocardiogram System
- Circa 1965
Electronics Engineer William Birnbaum demonstrates a Phonocardiogram System (including at Type 531 Oscilloscope), manufactured by Beckman Instruments. This instrument was used on at least one of the Project Gemini…
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Chuck Kayser with oscilloscope
- Circa 1965
Kayser, a Beckman Instruments project engineer, is holding electroencephalograph electrodes and a signal conditioner. This oscilloscope-based device was used aboard at least one of the Gemini spacecrafts to monitor…
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The man on the moon wears a western hat
- 1961
This advertisement appeals to potential Beckman Instruments employees by building on the popularity of NASA's early manned spaceflight programs. In 1961 -- the year of this advertisement -- NASA conducted its first…