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Aerial view of lithium brine evaporation panels
- Circa 1969
General view of the Foote Mineral Company's lithium brine evaporation panels located in Silver Peak, Nevada. A bulk supplier of industrial minerals, the Foote Mineral Company began extracting lithium from below Silver…
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Foote Mineral Company lithium brine evaporation panels
- Circa 1969
General view of the Foote Mineral Company's lithium brine evaporation panels located in Silver Peak, Nevada. A bulk supplier of industrial minerals, the Foote Mineral Company began extracting lithium from below Silver…
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Model E2 Oxygen Analyzer Operating Instructions and Technical Information
- Bulletin 203-A
- 1960s
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,…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model 150 Ultramicro Analytical System
- 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 Model 190 and 190B Microcalorimeters
- 1960 – 1979
Calorimeters measure the amount of heat involved in chemical reactions and some other processes.
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Beckman Zimm Viscometer
- 1960 – 1979
Viscometers measure viscosity, the resistance of fluids to flow or stress (this could also be thought of as a liquid's thickness).
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Dissolved O2 Monitor (DOM)
- Circa 1969
In 1968, Beckman's Advanced Technology Operations group introduced the MINOS Dissolved Oxygen Meter (DOM), capable of measuring dissolved oxygen in seawater at depths of 3,000 meters.
The photograph of the instrument…
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Beckman Model 144 UV Photometer
- 1950 – 1979
Photometers measure the intensity of light or optical properties (like illuminance and fluorescence) of surfaces and solutions.
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Beckman Model L2-65B and Model L2-75B Centrifuges
- 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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Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer with female model
- 1960s
General view of a Bendix MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer with a female model. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical instrument of the Bendix Corporation.
Mass spectrometry is an…
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Fluid Diagram, Glucose Analyzer
- 1969
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical testing and analysis instruments that Beckman Instruments produced in the 1970s. Its size, speed, and price…
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Unidentified facilities tour
- 1960s
Arnold Beckman and unidentified men tour a facility, including a room that is apparently part of the Assembly Department.
- Photographer Harmon, Larry
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Four Top Awards Go to Beckman for "Excellence in Innovation"
- 1969-Oct-22
The press release announces the receipt of John C. Vaalar Awards for the Model 735 Dissolved Oxygen Analyzer, the Continuous Particle Electrophoresis System, the Model 915 Total Organic Carbon Analyzer, and the OMEGA…
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Mini-System Converts Analog Data to Teletype and Tape Round
- 1969-Jun-23
The press release announces the availability of the Model 3108 Analog-to-Teletype Coupler.
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Beckman executives' appointments press release
- 1969-May-23
The press release announces the appointments of Robert J. Baumann, Edward B. Bell, and Louis T. Rosso to new roles within the company.
- Author Gregory, Bill
- Subject Executives, Portraits, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Promotions
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Complete Range of Accessories Permits Broad Use of Versatile, New Microbalance
- 1969-Apr-08
The press release details the features of the LM-600 Electrical Microbalance.
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Beckman Vibromill press release
- 1969-Feb-27
The press release describes a vibration mill used to prepare materials for analysis by infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, powder metallurgy, and other techniques.
- Author Stewart, Bill
- Subject Milling-machines--Vibration, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model E2 Oxygen Analyzer
- 1960s
This series of photographs includes the instrument, photographs depicting individual components, and single photographs of some of those components: the mirror subassembly, suspension unit housing subassembly, wiring,…
- Photographer Armstrong & Hess
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Coulter Counter Model B Cell Counter
- 1960s
Based on the Coulter principle, the Coulter Counter quantifies and sizes particles suspended in a fluid, like blood cells, bacteria, and a wide variety of other substances. The instrument works by drawing liquid…
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Duodial installation on Model A potentiometer
- 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…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Passive components, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Model 201 Digidial
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Passive components, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helipot Delamo Victor Motor
- 1950 – 1969
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Electric motors, Beckman Instruments, Inc.