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Beckman Model D Oxygen Meter in use with an infant's incubator
- 1950s
Los Angeles County General Hospital nurse Mary Finlay is monitoring the oxygen levels of a prematurely born infant in an incubator, to provide just the right oxygen mixture. Too little oxygen has obvious repercussions,…
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Beckman D2 Oxygen Meter in use with an infant's incubator
- 1950s
This nurse is monitoring the oxygen levels of a prematurely born infant in an incubator, to provide just the right oxygen mixture. Too little oxygen has obvious repercussions, but until the 1950s doctors did not realize…
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Relieve "project pressure" with a Beckman Data Handling System
- 1957
This data handling system was designed specifically for use with Doppler data from a Sperry 10-C velocimeter, to measure and track missiles. Used by the aerospace industry, the ad promises that it will automatically…
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Hard worker
- 1957
Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph business in 1956 with the acquisition of the successful Watts Manufacturing Company. Later that year, Beckman Instruments produced its first gas chromatograph, the GC-1,…
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Gas chromatography is new! The Beckman Gas Chromatograph is newer!
- 1950s
Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph business in 1956 with the acquisition of the successful Watts Manufacturing Company. Later that year, Beckman Instruments produced its first gas chromatograph, the GC-1,…
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Lobby of Beckman Instruments' Fullerton Plant
- Circa 1957
The lobby of the Beckman Instruments plant in Fullerton, California, features a mural called "The Age of Instrumentation" by artists Standish Backus, Jr. and Joseph E. Knowles. This mural depicts mankind's journey of…
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Letter from Jan W. Haagen-Smit to John Leonard
- 1957-Oct-13
Letter from Jan W. Haagen-Smit (son of smog research pioneer Arie Haagen-Smit) about his work developing and testing a new oxygen electrode for Arnold O. Beckman, Inc.
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Quartz crystal before being cut for use in Beckman DU Spectrophotometers
- 1950s
Although the first DU prototype used glass, all later models contained quartz prisms which functioned as chromators. They transmitted and separated the light generated by a hydrogen lamp into its absorption spectrum,…
- Photographer Connell, William
- Subject Spectrophotometer--Design and construction, Quartz crystals, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Arnold O. Beckman with EASE Computer
- 1950s
The man and woman in this photograph with the EASE (Electronic Analog and Simulation Equipment) computer are unidentified.
Beckman Instruments' analog computers were being produced by their Berkeley Division as early…
- Photographer Rothschild Photo
- Subject Electronic analog computers, Electronic data processing, Computers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Woman cutting quartz crystal for use in Beckman DU Spectrophotometer
- 1950s
Although the first DU prototype used glass, all later models contained quartz prisms which functioned as chromators. They transmitted and separated the light generated by a hydrogen lamp into its absorption spectrum,…
- Photographer Connell, William
- Subject Spectrophotometer--Design and construction, Quartz crystals, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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William Shockley and Arnold O. Beckman
- 1950s
In 1955, Arnold O. Beckman and William Shockley entered business together when they established Shockley Semiconductor Laboratories as a subsidiary of Beckman Instruments, Inc. with the goal of mass producing…
- Photographer Romaine-Skelton
- Subject Scientists--Portraits, Beckman, Arnold O., Shockley, William, 1910-1989
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Beckman Model R pH meter
- 1942 – 1959
The Model R Industrial pH Meter was first produced in 1942, although this photograph was likely taken much later.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California…
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Memo from Jan W. Haagen-Smit to John Leonard
- 1957-Nov-06
- 1957-Nov-13
In this memo, Jan Haagen-Smit includes a labeled photograph of the testing set-up for the Beckman oxygen electrode, which includes Beckman Oxygen Analyzers. The memo (but not the photograph) in this digitized image is a…
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The Age of Instrumentation
- Circa 1957
This artwork depicts the "Age of Instrumentation" as the culmination of centuries of scientific progress through five stages: Discovery, Curiosity, Analysis, Technology, and Automation. This painting was featured in the…
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Beckman Model D Oxygen Analyzer
- 1950s
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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Woman injecting a sample into a Beckman Model E Centrifuge sample chamber
- 1950s
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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Man examining readout on a Model E Centrifuge
- 1950s
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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Man looking into eyepiece of a Beckman Model E Centrifuge
- 1950s
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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Test specifications for the 11098 oxygen electrode
- 1957
In these specifications for the design of a new oxygen electrode, the most important consideration is beauty, followed by mechanical and electrical concerns.
This electrode was first used inside Beckman Instruments pH…
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Diagram of Beckman 11098 oxygen electrode
- Circa 1957
This electrode was first used inside Beckman Instruments pH meters and later in many other instruments.
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Beckman Model DK-2A Ratio Recording Spectrophotometer in use in a laboratory
- 1950s
The Beckman DK Spectrophotometer was an enhancement of the DU, which expanded the instrument’s range of into near-infrared. This was accomplished by chemist Wilbur I. Kaye, who began his work on science behind the DK at…
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Steve Murphy adjusting a Beckman IR-2A Spectrophotometer
- 1950s
A note on the back indicates that this is a "precision adjustment." Steve Murphy was the supervisor of National Technical Laboratories' infrared assembly department.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began…
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Man adjusting a Beckman Model 320D Industrial Gas Chromatograph
- 1956 – 1969
Images show a man adjusting the front and underside of the instrument, in a work space containing other, unidentified instruments.
Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph business in 1956 with the acquisition…
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Beckman pH Control ends "red water days" in Macon
- 1950s
This advertisement describes a use case for Beckman pH meters in which Macon Water Works used the instruments to control the acidity of the water and inhibit corrosion of pipes.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH…
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An Infrared Spectrophotometer any lab can afford -- any technician can operate
- 1957
This advertisement shows a woman using Beckman Instruments' new IR-6 Spectrophotometer. The text touts its low cost, ease of use, and the ability to use the instrument within existing workflows.
Originally developed…