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Beckman Model DU Ultraviolet Spectrophotometer
- 1960
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company was still called National Technical Laboratories. Spurred by employee Howard Cary (who had previously been involved in pH meter…
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Arnold and Mabel Beckman at an anniversary dinner
- 1962
Two of the men greeting Arnold and Mabel Beckman are identified as Russ Simpson and Robert Tily.
- Photographer Frey Photos
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model 930 Air Comparison Pycnometer
- 1960s
Pycnometers are used for making density/volume measurements of solids using gas displacement. The Model 930 was marketed as early as 1961.
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Beckman Model GC2 Gas Chromatograph
- 1960s
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 Model DB Spectrophotometer
- 1960
The Beckman DB was a double beam model, which allowed for comparison between two light paths: a reference and the sample being measured.
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Beckman Model 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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Arnold O. Beckman with Jayce Vidler
- 1960
Jayce Vidler (Mrs. Richard Vidler) won a contest among Beckman Instruments employees to create a new slogan for the company's 25th anniversary. Her winning entry was "Instrumental in Your Future."
- Photographer Frey Photos
- Subject Slogans, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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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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Robert Gafford with Cardiovascular Reflex Conditioning System
- Circa 1965
Dr. Robert Gafford, a project manager for Beckman Instruments, holds a Cardiovascular Reflex Conditioning System. This instrument was used aboard at least one of the Project Gemini manned spaceflights in 1965-1966 in an…
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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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Helipot trimmers and resistors
- 1950 – 1969
Shown with a pen for scale. These were likely manufactured by the Helipot Division.
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Portrait of Alan R. Kahn
- 1964
Alan Kahn was Beckman's Medical Director. He is pictured holding an electrode designed for use during surgery and research projects. It monitored electrical signals from the brain, heart, and muscle tissue.
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Walt Donner and Jim Cook with Gas Chromatograph
- 1960
Walt Donner worked in Advanced Technology Operations at Beckman Instruments and on projects for the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA). Jim Cook was presumably a Beckman Instruments employee who…
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First Day Cover commemorating the Accra Assembly - The World Without the Bomb, Ghana
- 1962
Depicts logo of the Accra Assembly held in Ghana on June 21-28, 1962, together with three postage stamps of Ghana.
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First Day Cover commemorating the inauguration of the atomic reactor at National Tsing Hua University
- 1961
First Day Cover commemorating the inauguration of the atomic reactor at National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The stamp and envelope feature several illustrations of the reactor, which was completed on April…
- Artist Wen Hsueh-ju
- Printer Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, Japan
- Subject Postage stamps, Nuclear facilities, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Nuclear energy, Power resources, Science on postage stamps, Nuclear energy--Research--Laboratories, Cachets (Philately), First day covers (Philately), China, Guo li qing hua da xue (Hsinchu City, Taiwan), Taiwan
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First Day Cover commemorating United Nations efforts for the cessation of nuclear testing and preservation of humanity
- 1964
Cachet and stamp depict a mushroom cloud from a nuclear weapons test. Cachet was created by Fleetwood and the stamp was commissioned by the United Nations Postal Administration. Postmark depicts the United Nations…
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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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First Day Cover commemorating 1902 Nobel Prize winners
- 1962
Cachet and stamps depict Nobel Prize winners from 1902.
- Artist Wallhorn, Arne
- Subject Postage stamps, Mommsen, Theodor, 1817-1903, Authors, Ross, Ronald, Sir, 1857-1932, Postmarks, Lorentz, H. A. (Hendrik Antoon), 1853-1928, Zeeman, Pieter, 1865-1943, Science on postage stamps, Fischer, Emil, 1852-1919, Nobel Prize winners, Physicians, First day covers (Philately), Chemists, Sweden, Commemorative postage stamps, Cachets (Philately), Physicists
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First Day Cover commemorating 1901 Nobel Prize winners
- 1961-Oct-12
Cachet depicts Alfred Nobel, while stamps depict the 1901 Nobel Prize winners.
- Artist Wallhorn, Arne
- Subject Postage stamps, Röntgen, Wilhelm Conrad, 1845-1923, Hoff, J. H. van 't (Jacobus Henricus), 1852-1911, Chemists, Sweden, Postmarks, Commemorative postage stamps, Science on postage stamps, Sully Prudhomme, 1839-1907, Nobel Prize winners, Cachets (Philately), Physicists, Behring, Emil von, 1854-1917, First day covers (Philately)
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Afghani postage stamps commemorating Pierre and Marie Curie
- 1963
Stamps depict Pierre and Marie Curie and are from a series put out by the Afghan Red Crescent Society.
- Subject Women in science, Curie, Marie, 1867-1934, Women physicists, Women in physics, Women scientists, Afghanistan, Chemists, Commemorative postage stamps, Women chemists, Curie, Pierre, 1859-1906, Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Women in chemistry, Physicists, Red Cross and Red Crescent, Postage stamps, Women Nobel Prize winners
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Paraguayan postage stamp commemorating Albert Einstein
- 1965
Depicts Albert Einstein with his formula for special relativity, along with a rocket. Stamp was part of a series that also included Newton, Copernicus, and Galileo.
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First Day Cover commemorating the 200th birthday of Johan Gadolin
- 1960-Jun-04
Cachet and stamp depict Johan Gadolin, who discovered the element yttrium and is considered the "founder of Finnish chemistry." The stamp commemorates the bicentennial of Gadolin's birth and features his likeness based…