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Beckman IR-4 Spectrophotometer
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The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…
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Beckman LS 3145P liquid scintillation counter
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Liquid scintillation counters measure the radioactivity of a sample by mixing the sample with a solvent containing a scintillator, which will emit photons in the presence of radioactive materials. The counter measures…
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Beckman LS-335 Liquid Scintillation System
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Liquid scintillation counters measure the radioactivity of a sample by mixing the sample with a solvent containing a scintillator, which will emit photons in the presence of radioactive materials. The counter measures…
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Man using a Beckman Ignition System tester
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This diagnostic instrument was also known as an Engine Scope Tester.
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Beckman Medical Gas Analyzer LB-2
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The LB-2 Medical Gas Analyzer replaced the LB-1. It measured alveolar CO2, along with nitrous oxide, halothane, ehtrane, forane, various halogenated ethers, and carbon monoxide.
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Beckman System E2A Electrolyte Analyzer
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This image is actually two photographs taped together.
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Beckman Φ10 pH Meter
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Pictured with a carrying case containing buffer solutions.
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…
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Beckman OM-14 Oxygen Analyzer
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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,…
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Beckman Model Φ71 pH Meter
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Shown with bottles of buffers and saturated KCl.
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…
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Beckman automobile engine testing equipment
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These pieces of equipment include an Ignition System Tester (right) and an HC/CO/CO2 tester (center). The instrument on the left is unidentified. The IST was also known as an Engine Scope Tester. The HC/CO/CO2 Tester…
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Beckman Process Control Analyzer console
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This console was used to monitor many different, simultaneous processes and chemical analyses in industrial settings.
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Beckman EASE Computer
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An EASE (Electronic Analog and Simulation Equipment) Computer set up in a room with some kind of graphic display monitor and printed text output.
Beckman Instruments' analog computers were being produced by their…
- Photographer Rothschild Photo
- Subject Electronic analog computers, Electronic data processing, Computers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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25 Ton Hydraulic Press
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London-based Research & Industrial Instrumentation Company (RIIC), referenced in the photograph's description, was a division of Beckman Instruments.
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"Home made" test fixture
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The inventory that accompanies the photo album containing this image only says that this mysterious "fixture" is "home made." The port on the left is likely a serial DB-25 port.
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Beckman Model 221 Accu-Prep System
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This instrument was used to dilute and dispense liquid with precision.