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2 items
Beckman Model 144 UV Photometer
Box 59, Folder 95- 1950 – 1979
Photometers measure the intensity of light or optical properties (like illuminance and fluorescence) of surfaces and solutions.
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2 items
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2 items
Beckman System 6300 and System 7300 High Performance Analyzers
Box 59, Folder 91- 1980s
Beckman released the System 6300 High Performance Amino Acid Analyzer in 1982.
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5 items
Preparative UV Scanner for Model L5-65 and Model L8-55 Ultracentrifuges
Box 59, Folder 87- 1978 – 1987
Beckman released its first L5 centrifuge in 1973 and the L8 in 1978.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or…
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2 items
Beckman Model L2-65B and Model L2-75B Centrifuges
Box 59, Folder 78- 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 TL-100 Ultracentrifuge
Box 59, Folder 76- 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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National Technical Laboratories staff
Box 59, Folder 42- 1938-Dec
- 1939-Dec
- 1940
The series of photographs depicts employees of National Technical Laboratories.
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2 items
Espionage Act
- Extract from "The Code of the Laws of the United States of America" in Force June 14, 1940, Title 50--War, Chapter 4--Espionage
Box 18, Folder 31- 1944-Sep-01
Arnold Beckman signed this Espionage Act during the course of work with MIT's Radiation Lab, presumably in connection with work on mustard gas detection.
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Secrecy Agreement
Box 18, Folder 31- 1944-Sep-01
Arnold Beckman signed this agreement during the course of work with MIT's Radiation Lab, presumably in connection with work on mustard gas detection.
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2 items
Monthly Report: An Instrument for Recording the Concentration of Mustard Gas in Air
Box 18, Folder 31- 1943-Nov
The report discusses work performed between September 20 and October 31, 1943, under contract number OEMsr-674. Beckman reported beginning construction of the first model of an instrument to record concentrations of…
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Report: Paper Tape Recording of CW Agents
Box 18, Folder 32- 1944-Mar-30
The informal report drafted by a University of Chicago team, regarding contract OEMsr-79, documented efforts to record chemical warfare agents using sensitized paper tape. The report includes one such strip…
- Author Wilzbach, Kenneth E., Nicolaides, Nicholas, Remington, William R., Brown, Weldon G., Stell, Robert J., Ballweber, Edward G., Pearson, Donald E.
- Subject Cyanogen compounds, Gases--Analysis, University of Chicago, Mustard gas, Chemical agents (Munitions), United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee, Chemical warfare, Hydrocyanic acid, Phosgene
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Circuit Diagram, Beckman pH Meter, Laboratory Model
- Dwg. No. CD-2000B
Box 18, Folder 26- 1945-Jan-24
The diagram is annotated in red and blue ink, indicating first and second position.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an…
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Memo from T. H. Lotze to L. R. Pugh
- Precision pH control by precision buffer control
Box 18, Folder 26- 1952-Feb-25
The memo describes problems Eastman Kodak encountered with buffer solutions and the suggestion that the Model H-2 pH meter might be adapted for Kodak's applications. Lotze appears to be the creator of images as well as…
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Memo from Raymond I. Schiff to William Newton
- Model G Product Meeting Recommended Design Changes for Cost Reduction
Box 18, Folder 26- 1956-Oct-10
The memo discusses cost reductions to the Model G pH meter and is extensively annotated.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an…
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Instructions for converting new style wavelength drive to be used with old style single unit amplifier
Box 18, Folder 26- 1954-May-07
The drawing documents the modifications needed to use a new wavelength drive with the IR-2 spectrophotometer.
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Diagram of special demountable reference electrodes
Box 18, Folder 26- 1952-Jul-18
The illustration depicts glass electrodes that could be used with the Beckman Model G pH meter.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who…
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Memo from George D. Butler to R. Pat Connor
- Difficulties with Blue Tip Electrodes at Eastman Kodak
Box 18, Folder 26- 1952-Jul-22
The memo discusses issues affecting the electrodes used with a Model G pH meter, possible actions, and the risk of losing Kodak's business to a competitor such as Leeds & Northrup.
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4 items
Beckman Model L7-35, Model L7-55, and Model L7-65 Ultracentrifuges
Box 59, Folder 69- 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 Model L3-40 and Model L3-50 Ultracentrifuges
Box 59, Folder 68- Undated
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 L-60, XL-90, and XL-100 Ultracentrifuges
Box 59, Folder 63- 1990s
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 Avanti J-20 and Avanti J-20I Centrifuges
Box 59, Folder 58- 1990s
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 Airfuge Ultracentrifuge and Airfuge Tube Fractionater
Box 59, Folder 57- 1975 – 1984
Beckman first released the Airfuge Ultracentrifuge in 1975.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco.…
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The Beckman Glucose Analyzer: A Statement of Verified Claims
Box 17, Folder 30- 1970
Marketing materials tout the virtues of the Beckman Glucose Analyzer, with emphasis placed upon verification of claims by the Standards Committee of the College of American Pathologists. The folded brochure includes a…
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Fluid Diagram, Glucose Analyzer
Box 17, Folder 30- 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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A Quartz Photoelectric Spectrophotometer
Box 17, Folder 16- 1941-Nov
The article is reprinted from the Journal of the Optical Society of America Vol. 31, No. 11, November 1941 and was presented at the Ninth Summer Conference on Spectroscopy and Its Applications, held at the Massachusetts…