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Spectrophotometery hasn't been this simple since we invented it.
- 1984
This advertisement for the new DU-50 Series Spectrophotometers uses Beckman Instruments' history as an innovator and dependable source of spectrophotometers to market their new product. This new line offers programmable…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Spectrophotometry, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Tour of Dow saran manufacturing facilities
- 1984
Two views of a tour group observing the extrusion of a saran bubble from a rolling machine at the Dow Chemical Company plant in Midland, Michigan. The individuals visible in the photograph are identified as follows…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Plastics, Employees, Industries, Extrusion process, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Plastics--Extrusion, Plastics industry and trade
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Oral history interview with Francis O. Rice
- 1984-Jan-04 (First session)
- 1984-Jan-05 (Second session)
Francis O. Rice discusses his life and career in this interview, which begins with mention of his early days in England, his studies at Princeton, and his teaching at New York University. Rice describes his teaching,…
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Oral history interview with Vladimir Prelog
- 1984-Jan-17
In this interview Vladimir Prelog discusses his career as an organic chemist. Prelog describes a thirty five year long affiliation with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). This includes work with the…
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Oral history interview with John C. Warner
- 1984-Feb-08
John C. Warner begins the interview with a discussion of his family and childhood years growing up on a farm. He developed an interest in science in high school due to the encouragement of his science teacher, G. W.…
- Interviewee Warner, John Christian, 1897-1989
- Interviewer Heitmann, John A.
- Subject Chemists, Indiana University, Chemists--Biography, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Warner, John Christian, 1897-1989
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Oral history interview with Izaak M. Kolthoff
- 1984-Mar-15
In this interview Professor Izaak Kolthoff begins by discussing his early life in Holland, his family, and his education. Kolthoff continues with the factors influencing his decision to become an analytical chemist, and…
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Oral history interview with Claude K. Deischer
- 1984-Apr-27
In this interview, Claude K. Deischer discusses his life and his career as a chemist and historian of chemistry. Initially, Deischer recollects his childhood and early education. He then speaks about his undergraduate…
- Interviewee Deischer, Claude K., 1903-1992
- Interviewer Heitmann, John A.
- Subject Chemistry, Chemists, Edgar F. Smith Memorial Collection, Deischer, Claude K., 1903-1992, University of Pennsylvania, Chemists--Biography
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Center for History of Chemistry Advisory Board Meeting, 1984
- 1984-Aug-27
Two photographs depicting a meeting of the Center for History of Chemistry (CHOC) Advisory Board. The images are views of the opposite sides of a large table, around which a group of men is seated.
Pictured in the…
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Let Us Fight the War on Grime
- Advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner
- 1984-Oct-23
Color print advertisement for Dow Bathroom Cleaner featuring the Scrubbing Bubbles mascot arranged in an attack-style formation while cleaning a bath tub. This advertisement appeared on page 149 of the October 23, 1984…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Chemical industry, Advertising, Cleaning, Cleaning compounds, Consumer goods
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20th anniversary celebrations, Beckman Instruments in Porterville, California
- 1985
Unidentified employees and their children gather for anniversary celebrations and a service awards banquet, about one year before the Porterville plant was declared a Superfund site responsible for contaminating…
- Photographer Edwards Studio
- Subject Anniversaries, Employees, Executives, Award presentations, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Arnold O. Beckman and William Hewlett
- 1985
Dr. Beckman and Dr. Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, converse at dinner preceding Stanford Symposium that marked Beckman's 50th Anniversary. According to a caption on the back of this photograph, Hewlett,…
- Photographer Robert A. Isaacs Photography
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Hewlett-Packard Company, Hewlett, William R.
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Beckman Facilities, England
- Circa 1985
The black and white photograph is dated to 1985. The color photograph bears an illegible photographer's stamp and is identified as Beckman RIIC Ltd. Sales and Service Operation.
- Subject Buildings, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Instruments 50th Anniversary – Germany
- 1985
The pictured employees are Klaus Feike (sales engineer), Volker Bock (product line specialist), Gertrude Heindl (secretary), and Lorenz Baumgartner (shipping supervisor).
- Subject Anniversaries, Employees, Cake, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Instruments 50th Anniversary – Mexico
- 1985
Pictured individuals are Yolanda Macia (secretary to the general manager), Ignacio Higarda (commercial director) and Jesus Bohorquez (service engineer).
- Subject Anniversaries, Employees, Cake, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Instruments 50th Anniversary – Netherlands
- 1985
Pictured individuals are Ingrid van der Meer (secretary), Frits van Marle (stockroom man), and Rob Duetz (workshop engineer).
- Subject Anniversaries, Employees, Cake, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Instruments 50th Anniversary – Scandinavia
- 1985
Pictured individuals are Lars-Gunnar Sellman (product specialist), Tommy Lindgren (general manager), Bernt Granath (service engineer), and Ingalill Hansson (account assistant).
- Subject Anniversaries, Employees, Cake, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Instruments 50th Anniversary – Scotland
- 1985
Pictured individuals are Jim Hain (development engineer), Neil Sutherland (quality control technician), Maurice Cheeseman (EAMO director), and Alan Crose (fabrication manager).
- Subject Anniversaries, Employees, Cake, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Instruments 50th Anniversary – South Africa
- 1985
Identified individuals are (left to right in the photograph of four people) Tommy Williams (stores supervisor), Arthur Swartz (managing director), Dick Loubser (service manager), and April Dingane (office messenger).
- Subject Anniversaries, Employees, Cake, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Instruments 50th anniversary celebrations
- 1985
Celebrations at Beckman Instruments, Inc. locations around the world.
- Subject Anniversaries, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman System 1 Plus DNA Synthesizer
- Circa 1985
This combination of hardware and software allowed users to program a sequence, check reagent levels, and perform DNA synthesis using phosphoramidite chemistry. The control module in the color photograph included an IBM…