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Lou Rosso and unidentified man talking beneath a SmithKline Beckman Corporation banner
- 1982 – 1989
Louis T. Rosso joined Beckman Instruments in 1959, initially working in product marketing in the biomedical instrumentation division. He assumed the role of chief operating officer and president of SmithKline Beckman in…
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Just Captured: The World of Ultracentrifugation With the SpinPro Expert System
- 1980s
The SpinPro Expert system software designed ultracentrifuge procedures based on users' answers to a series of questions, intentionally mirroring the telephone conversations that users used to have with Beckman…
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James C. Sternberg
- 1980s
Dr. James C. Sternberg (1927-2001) was the Vice President of Advanced Research at Beckman Instruments and responsible for the development of the Glucose Analyzer in the 1970. In 1968 he published a landmark paper on a…
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Dr. James C. Sternberg
- 1980s
Dr. James C. Sternberg (1927-2001) was the Vice President of Advanced Research at Beckman Instruments and responsible for the development of the Glucose Analyzer in the 1970. In 1968 he published a landmark paper on a…
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DU-6 Spectrophotometer Gel Scanning System
- 1980s
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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Coulter Counter Model S-Plus Jr. Cell Counter
- 1980s
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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Coulter Counter Model S-Plus IV Cell Counter
- 1980s
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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Coulter Counter Model A Cell Counter
- 1970 – 1989
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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Coulter Corporation Exhibits
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- 1966
- 1988
- 1989
The photographs depict Coulter Corporation displays at an unidentified trade show in Australia, two Medica trade fairs in Germany, and an unidentified show.
Wallace and Joseph Coulter founded the Coulter Corporation to…
- Subject Trade shows, Corporate image
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Beckman Φ72 pH Meter with artistically illuminated glassware
- 1980s
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting instrument kicked off…
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Beckman Φ10 pH Meter
- 1980s
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting instrument kicked off…
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Beckman Φ line of pH meters
- 1980s
The models in this image are the Φ10, Φ11, and Φ12.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity…
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Beckman pHI 61 pH Meter
- 1980s
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting instrument kicked off…
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Beckman pH meter in a glass case
- 1980s
A Polaroid photograph of what seems to be a Model G pH meter in a clear glass case as part of an exhibit or display.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California…
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Beckman Thermal Printer for ICS
- After 1977 – 1989
Beckman Instruments debuted an Immunochemistry Analyzer in 1977 and an Auto ICS (Immunochemistry System) in 1980.
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Beckman TL-100 Ultracentrifuge
- 1980s
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 TL-100 Ultracentrifuge
- 1980s
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 System AA Computing Integrator for Amino Acid Analysis and System AA Channel Module
- 1980s
Beckman's AA Amino Acid Analysis systems debuted in 1985.
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Beckman System 7300 High Performance Analyzer
- 1980s
Beckman promoted the System 7300's ability to produce aminograms.
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Beckman System 6300 and System 7300 High Performance Analyzers
- 1980s
Beckman released the System 6300 High Performance Amino Acid Analyzer in 1982.
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Beckman System 1 Glucose/BUN Analyzer
- 1974 – 1989
This instrument, introduced in 1974, can run both blood glucose and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) analyses.
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical…
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Beckman Synchron CX5 Clinical Analyzer
- 1980s
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses. The CX5 debuted in 1988.