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Beckman O2 & CO2 Analyzer
- 1964
Beckman's Space Engineering Group (SEG) was formed within the Scientific Process Instruments Division (SPID) in 1959. It developed instrumentation for use in the punishing environmental conditions of space as well as,…
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Beckman O2 Monitor - Research
- 1964
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,…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman pH Monitor System Amplifier
- 1964
Beckman's Space Engineering Group (SEG) was formed within the Scientific Process Instruments Division (SPID) in 1959. In 1964, it subcontracted to North American Aviation to perform work for NASA's Apollo program. The…
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Take a look at our 1964 line.
- 1964
Black and white print advertisment for Fairchild Semiconductor's 1964 microcircuits, featuring an image of a microscope.
- Subject Fairchild (Firm), Semiconductors
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Take One Giant Step
- 1964
Black and white print advertisement for A.C. Gilbert Chemistry Sets. A boy and a male adult are depicted in two images using the laboratory glassware included in the chemistry set.
- Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
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Every fashion needs a stocking all its own!
- 1960s
Color print magazine advertisement for DuPont dyed nylon stockings. Image depicts the legs of four women in colorful stockings.
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Beckman DB-GT Grating Spectrophotometer
- 1960s
Produced in the 1960s, the DB-G was a single-beam grating (as opposed to a prism) ultraviolet spectrophotometer.
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Beckman DB-G Grating Spectrophotometer
- Circa 1965
Produced in the 1960s, the DB-G was a single-beam grating (as opposed to a prism) ultraviolet spectrophotometer.
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Beckman IR-9 Spectrophotometer
- 1962
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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Beckman Model C2 Oxygen Analyzer with Headspace Sampler
- 1960 – 1979
A Beckman oxygen analyzer and Precision Scientific Company sampler help to ensure food safety by measuring the oxygen content of the headspace inside food packaging. Oxygen readings that are too high could indicate an…
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Beckman Microzone Model R-110 Densitometer, Duostat power supply, and electrophoresis cell
- 1960s
Beckman introduced a Microzone Electrophoresis System in 1964 and the Model R-110 Microzone Densitometer in 1967.
Densitometers measure density by scanning electrophoresis media.
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Arnold O. Beckman Oxygen Analyzer
- Circa 1965
It is unclear how this model of oxygen analyzer relates to the instrument invented by Linus Pauling (and produced by Beckman) during World War II.
- Photographer Kassler Studios
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model 746 Solution Metering Pump
- 1961
The Model 746 Solution Metering Pump was a product of Beckman's Scientific and Process Instruments Division and incorporated a Helipot Division Duodial. It controlled the flow of liquid to one-millionth of a quart and…
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Beckman Hydrogen Flame Detector
- Circa 1964
This attachment was used with the Beckman 2A Gas Chromatograph.
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Beckman GC-2A Gas Chromatograph
- 1964
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 GC-2A Gas Chromatograph with attachment
- 1964
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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Nurse in maternity ward, using Beckman Model D oxygen analyzer to monitor an infant in an incubator
- Circa 1960
Los Angeles County General Hospital nurse Mary Finlay is monitoring the oxygen levels of a prematurely born infant in an incubator, to provide just the right oxygen mixture. Too little oxygen has obvious repercussions,…
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Beckman Model 72 pH Meter
- Circa 1960
The Model 72 was a line operated version of the Model 76 Expanded Scale pH Meter, designed for routine use.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus…
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Beckman Bacteriological Warfare Monitor
- 1963
Beckman's Space Engineering Group (SEG) was formed within the Scientific Process Instruments Division (SPID) in 1959. In 1964, it subcontracted to Space General Corp. to perform work for the U.S. Army. The SEG was…
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Helipot Potentiometers and Dials
- 1950 – 1969
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman DIP Resistor Networks
- 1950 – 1969
Resistor networks combine several resistors into a single component. Dual in-line package (DIP) networks are rectangular in shape, with two parallel rows of pins for through-hole mounting to a circuit board.
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Beckman Microzone Densitometer with other instruments
- 1960s
Beckman introduced a Microzone Electrophoresis System in 1964 and the Model R-110 Microzone Densitometer in 1967.
Densitometers measure density by scanning electrophoresis media. The other instruments in this image…
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Beckman telescope accessory for DK-1 Spectrophotometer
- 1964
This accessory allows spectrophotometer operators to analyze samples at a distance. The inscription on the back of this image suggests that it was taken by Bill Henderson, although he could also be attributed as the…
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Beckman Gas Metering System
- 1963
This instrument was likely used in industrial settings to monitor systems for rate of flow and gas leaks.
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Gases--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, Inc.