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Arnold Beckman's 98th birthday
- 1998
The photographs document birthday celebrations.
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical…
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Arnold Beckman's 91st birthday
- 1991
The photographs document birthday celebrations. The images are numbered, but the subjects are unidentified.
Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and…
- Photographer Metcalf, Edi
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Birthday parties, Portraits, Group
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Arnold Beckman's 90th birthday
- 1990
The photographs document birthday celebrations. Some include numbers, date stamps, and descriptive notes on the reverse. Identified individuals include Gavin Herbert (Allergan and Beckman Instruments board member),…
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Birthday parties, Piano
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Helitrim Models 77P and 79P trimming potentiometers against an orange background
- 1960 – 1979
This image is a photograph of a photograph against a wooden background.
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the…
- Photographer Photographers III
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Helitrim Models 56L and 56P trimming potentiometers on an orange background
- 1960 – 1979
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 Photographers III
- Subject Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Wallace Coulter
- Undated
- Circa 1985
- 1988
- 1991-Dec-21
- Circa 1992
These assorted photographs of Wallace Coulter span the 1940s to the 1990s. Other identified individuals include Jeanne O'Laughlin and Inez Andres, at a Barry University commencement. A photo at the American Association…
- Photographer Oscar & Associates, Inc.
- Subject Forbidden City (Beijing, China), Barry University, Trade shows, Executives, Portraits, Statues, Portraits, Group
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Laura Coulter-Jones
- 1990s
Laura Coulter-Jones, standing behind a podium beneath a Coulter banner, addresses the audience at an unknown event.
Her uncle and father, Wallace and Joseph Coulter, founded the Coulter Corporation to market Coulter…
- Subject Speeches, addresses, etc.
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Joseph Coulter III
- 1990s
Joseph Coulter III, standing behind a podium beneath a Coulter banner, addresses the audience at an unknown event.
His uncle and father, Wallace and Joseph Coulter, founded the Coulter Corporation to market Coulter…
- Subject Speeches, addresses, etc.
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Wallace Coulter and Joseph Coulter, Jr.
- Undated
- 1993
- 1994
The photographs depict Wallace and Joseph Coulter, Jr. One group photo includes Sue Van, a Coulter Corporation executive and later President and CEO of the Wallace Coulter Foundation, and Don Grantham.
Wallace and…
- Subject Art objects, Bicycles, Executives, Portraits, Group
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Arnold Beckman with George and Julie Argyros
- 1998-Jun
The photographs show Arnold Beckman at the keyboard and in group photograph with George Argyos--a real estate investor, former owner of the Seattle Mariners, and former ambassador to Spain--and his wife, Julie, at an…
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Argyros, George L., Piano
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Arnold Beckman receiving a Newcomen Society award
- 1975-Nov
The Newcomen Society encourages the study of the history of engineering and technology. One photograph is attributed to Alan Dean Walker. Identified individuals include Harold Brown, Charles Penrose, William F.…
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Beckman Facilities, Switzerland
- 1970s
- Circa 1998
Beckman established its first Swiss corporation, Beckman Instruments International, S.A., in Geneva in 1960. Beckman Instruments (Process) S.A. was established in 1972.
The photograph with the Beckman Coulter sign…
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Beckman Facilities, Spinco Division, Palo Alto, California
- Undated
- 1975
Beckman acquired Specialized Instruments Corporation in 1955 and entered the centrifuge market. In 2007, the company moved its centrifuge business from Palo Alto to Indianapolis, Indiana.
One photograph bears a stamp;…
- Photographer Cox, Robert
- Subject Buildings, Employees, Beckman, Arnold O., Automobiles, Offices, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Facilities, Porterville, California
- Undated
- 1986
Beckman's Porterville plant opened in 1964. Between 1974 and 1983, wastes from manufacturing printed circuit boards and electronic components were disposed of onsite. The resulting contamination lead to the…
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Diagram of Model 12-101 Vacuum System
- 1970s
Schematic diagram depicting the vacuum system for a Bendix Model 12-101 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship analytical instrument of the Bendix Corporation.
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Diagram depicting ion source and vacuum system
- 1970s
Schematic diagram depicting the ion source and vacuum system designed for use with a Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, the flagship analytical instrument of the Bendix Corporation. One of four component parts of…
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Diagram of Bendix Mass Spectrometer
- 1970s
Schematic diagram of a section of a Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, with view of the shock tube, oscilloscope, and attachment for a Knudsen cell or direct inlet system. The diagram is captioned "versatility,"…
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Diagram of sample inlet systems for Bendix Mass Spectrometer
- 1970s
Diagram depicting several sample inlet systems, including the fast reaction pinhole inlet, molecular beam inlet, and sample inlet tube, designed for use with a Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. Inlet systems are…
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Diagram of ion sources for Bendix Mass Spectrometer
- 1970s
Diagram depicting standard and fast reaction ion sources for a Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, the flagship analytical instrument of the Bendix Corporation. One of four component parts of a mass spectrometer,…
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Diagram of continuous ionization operation
- 1970s
Diagram depicting the continuous ionization operation of a Bendix Corporation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. Ionization is the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining…
- Creator Of Work Bendix Corporation
- Subject Ionization, Mass spectrometers, Mass spectrometry, Time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Bendix Corporation, Spectrometer industry
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Electrical cables for scientific apparatus
- 1970s
Two close-up views of the back of an unidentified scientific apparatus, likely an accessory for a Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, with view of assorted electrical cables and wires.
- Creator Of Work Bendix Corporation
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrometer industry, Mass spectrometry, Bendix Corporation
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Diagram of pulsed ionization operation
- 1970s
Diagram depicting the pulsed ionization operation of a Bendix Corporation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. Ionization is the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or…
- Creator Of Work Bendix Corporation
- Subject Ionization, Mass spectrometers, Mass spectrometry, Time-of-flight mass spectrometry, Bendix Corporation, Spectrometer industry
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System Industries System/150 unit and accessories
- 1980s
Three views of a System Industries System/150 unit and accessories, including a computer monitor, keyboard, and printer. This unit may have been intended for use with a Bendix Corporation Time-of-Flight Mass…
- Creator Of Work Bendix Corporation
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Bendix Corporation
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Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Analyzer
- 1970s
Two views of a Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Analyzer designed for use with the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. A residual gas analyzer, commonly used to determine the total pressure of a vacuum chamber and the…
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Bendix Gas Chromatograph and Mass Spectrometer
- 1970s
Three views of an unidentified technician utilizing a Bendix Corporation Model 2500 Gas Chromatograph and Model MA-2 Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. The Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS) was the flagship…