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Arnold and Mabel Beckman with William and Mrs. Ballhaus at an unidentified anniversary dinner
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Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical instruments with National Technical Laboratories,…
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Unidentified group of men associated with Beckman Instruments
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A group of eleven men, standing and crouching indoors in front of various pieces of unidentified scientific equipment.
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Unidentified group of men with Beckman IR5A infrared 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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Man kneeling beside an open manhole cover, using a Beckman Model 715 Process Oxygen Monitor
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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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Coulter family portrait
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Joseph Coulter, Jr., Laura Coulter-Jones, Wallace Coulter, and Joseph Coulter III pose for a family portrait.
Wallace and Joseph Coulter founded the Coulter Corporation to market Coulter Counters, instruments for blood…
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Wallace and Joseph Coulter, seated
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Wallace H. Coulter (1913-1998) enumerated the Coulter Principle for counting and sizing particles suspended in a fluid. He patented the Coulter Counter for blood cell analysis in 1953.
Joseph R. Coulter, Jr.…
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Portrait of Joseph Coulter, Jr.
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Joseph R. Coulter, Jr. (1924-1995) co-founded Coulter Corporation with his brother, Wallace, in the 1950s. The company was acquired by Beckman Instruments in 1997.
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Beckman Oxidant Analyzer
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Acralyzers monitor and record low atmospheric concentrations of oxidants and oxides of nitrogen.
Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and fighting air pollution in the late 1940s and…
- Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Air--Pollution--Measurement
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Beckman Atmosphere Analyzer
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Acralyzers monitor and record low atmospheric concentrations of oxidants and oxides of nitrogen.
Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and fighting air pollution in the late 1940s and…
- Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Air--Pollution--Measurement
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Beckman Atmosphere Analyzer
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Acralyzers like this one monitor and record low atmospheric concentrations of oxidants and oxides of nitrogen.
Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and fighting air pollution in the…
- Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Air--Pollution--Measurement
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Beckman Nitric Oxide and Nitrogen Oxide Analyzer
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This instrument (labeled on the back of the photograph as an acralyzer) was used to monitor and record low atmospheric concentrations of oxides of nitrogen, which lead to air pollution.
Beckman Instruments, Inc. became…
- Photographer Hesketh, Dean D.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Air--Pollution--Measurement
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Beckman DU-650i Spectrophotometer
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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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Beckman DU-64 Spectrophotometer
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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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Beckman DU-7500i Spectrophotometer
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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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Beckman Model B Spectrophotometer
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The pictured unit may be a prototype. See inscription for more information.
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Beckman IR-11 Infrared Spectrophotometer Optical Diagram
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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 IR-20 Infrared 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…
- Photographer Laursen, Rene
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman IR-12 Infrared Spectrophotometer Optical Diagram
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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 IR-12 Infrared 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 IR-18 Infrared 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…