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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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Ferroalloy stockpiles at Vanadium Corporation plant
- Circa 1965
General view of an unidentified employee posed with assorted ferroalloy stockpiles at a Vanadium Corporation of American plant facility, likely in Cambridge, Ohio. Vanadium Corporation plants commonly produced a range…
- Creator Of Work Vanadium Corporation of America
- Subject Iron alloy industry, Employees, Vanadium Corporation of America, Steel alloy industry, Vanadium, Mineral industries
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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 R-101 Microzone Cell and Model R-110 Microzone Densitometer
- After 1967
Densitometers measure a material's density. This particular model was first produced in 1967.
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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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Beckman Model L4 Ultracentrifuge and Zonal Ultracentrifuge
- Undated
- 1963-May
- 1966-Jan
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 L2 and Model L2-65 Ultracentrifuges
- Circa 1967
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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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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MINOS AOM and ACDM
- Circa 1968
The MINOS oxygen and carbon dioxide monitors were first developed in 1968 and monitored atmospheric conditions in diving habitats, vehicles, and pressure chambers.
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Apollo Portable Life Support CO2 System (Back-Pack CO2)
- 1968
The carbon dioxide sensor was incorporated into the Portable Life Support System (PLSS) backpacks worn by astronauts during the Apollo lunar landing.
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O2-CO2 Monitoring System
- 1967
The Atmospheric Monitoring and Control System was developed for the Navy's first Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV). It measured oxygen and carbon dioxide in extreme environmental conditions.
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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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Beckman Facilities, Fullerton Plant
- Undated
- 1954
- 1966
- Circa 1975
In 1954, Beckman Instruments' headquarters moved from Pasadena to Fullerton, California.
The images with dates inscribed on the back indicate that they were taken between 1954 and 1975, although some images are…
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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…