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Beckman Model IR-20 Infrared Spectrophotometer
- 1970
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 Beckman/Spinco Protein-Peptide Sequencer
- 1970
Product Line Manager John Deutschlander displays the Model 890 Sequencer. The instrument was capable of separating individual amino acids from protein 12 to 15 times faster than could be accomplished manually.
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James Shelton, Robert Lineberger, and John James
- 1970
Photograph of three men identified as James Shelton, Robert Lineberger, and John James. This photograph is from the Beckman Historical Collection, but the connection between these men and Beckman Instruments, Inc. is…
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Beckman Instruments Process Control Instrumentation Bus
- Circa 1970
This bus was used for traveling or on location demonstrations and marketing of process control systems and instruments.
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Arnold and Mabel Beckman
- 1970
At an event or party talking to an unidentified man.
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O.
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Congolese postage stamp commemorating Alexander Fleming's Nobel Prize in Medicine
- After 1970 – before 1991
Stamp depicts Alexander Fleming and penicillin.
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German postage stamp commemorating Fritz Haber
- After 1950 – before 1995
Stamp depicts profile of Fritz Haber who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for developing a process to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen gas, which allowed for the large-scale synthesis of…
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Beckman Model 930 Air Compression Pycnometer
- Circa 1970
Gas pycnometers measure the volume and/or density of solid objects through gas displacement and Boyle's Law. This particular model was marketed as early as 1961.
- Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
- Subject Pycnometer, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Organichem Model Set
- 1970s
Small, multicolored plastic connectors and straws in small plastic bag.
Models kits, such as this one, are often found in laboratories and classrooms and are used to visualize the structure of chemical substances.
- Manufacturer Freeman, Cooper & Co.
- Subject Molecules--Models
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Beckman Skylab Metabolic Gas Analyzer
- Circa 1970
A full-scale model of a gas analysis instrument made by Beckman Instruments' Advanced Technology Operations (ATO) in 1968 for the Martin-Marietta Corporation for potential use on the Skylab space station. This…
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Helipot Division: Workshop
- 1970s
Women employees and technicians assemble Helipot products at benches. The Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments mostly produced potentiometers and other electrical components.
Potentiometers regulate the flow of…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Electronic industries, Workshops, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Women employees
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Helipot Division: Workshop
- 1970s
Women employees and technicians assemble Helipot products at benches. The Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments mostly produced potentiometers and other electrical components.
Potentiometers regulate the flow of…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Electronic industries, Workshops, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Women employees
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Beckman Model C2 Oxygen Analyzer
- 1970s
This oxygen analyzer is being used to ensure food safety by measuring the oxygen content of the headspace inside food packaging. Oxygen readings that are too high could indicate an environment that encourages the growth…
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Crompton & Knowles Computer Fashion Shades
- 1970s
Employees Matt Quigley (left) and Tom Balchin (right) holding a copy of the "Crompton & Knowles Computer Fashion Shades" catalog. This photograph was taken at the Crompton & Knowles Customer Service Laboratory in…
- Contributor Feeman, James
- Subject Dye industry, Employees, Dyes and dyeing, Crompton & Knowles Corporation
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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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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 Auto Exhaust Analyzer attached to a Georgia Tech "clean air" car
- 1970
This instrument detects pollutants in the exhaust from vehicles with combustion engines.
Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and fighting air pollution in the late 1940s and early…
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Beckman HC/CO Tester in use measuring automobile exhaust
- 1970s
A man in a lab coat and a woman with a clipboard record the readings of an HC/CO Tester attached to the tailpipe of an automobile. This instrument measures the levels of hydrocarbons (HCs) and carbon monoxide (CO)…