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Memo from Walter Donner to Beckman Instruments staff
- Minutes of Model G Product Meeting
- 1956-Oct-10
Memo describes an meeting in which Beckman Instruments staff discussed making changes to the Model G pH meter in order to reduce cost.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from…
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Beckman Instruments Procedure for Production Evaluation of New Products
- 1955
These guidelines were originally sent from R. S. White to Beckman Division Research & Engineering personnel in regard to new electrode development. They outline a new procedure for all instruments and accessories,…
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Beckman Glucose Analyzer warranty
- 1959
The text of the warranty is apparently a standard statement drafted before the development of the instrument in question.
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very…
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Now...a better double-beam infrared spectrophotometer...the Beckman IR-4
- 1956
Advertisement for the new IR-4 Spectrophotometer, which would be on display at the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (PittCon) in 1956.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers…
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Memo from Arnold O. Beckman to NTL staff
- 1950-Aug-01
This internal National Technical Laboratories memo expresses Dr. Beckman's concern that NTL is losing its place in the infrared spectrophotometer field, with a special focus on competitors Baird and Perkin-Elmer. The…
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Letter from L. M. K. Boelter to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1953-Jul-16
In this letter, Dr. Boetler thanks Arnold O. Beckman for donating several components of an EASE computer to the University of California Los Angeles's Department of Engineering. Dr. Boetler also thanks Dr. Beckman…
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Beckman Model 80 Oxygen Analyzer
- Circa 1959
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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Letter from P. E. Paules to Beckman Instruments
- 1952-Apr-16
This letter to an unidentified person at Beckman Instruments, Inc. describes an omission in the Model G pH meter documentation, which does not include replacing the batteries as a possible fix for a specific problem.
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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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Instructions for Beckman Model G pH meter
- 1958-Oct
Owners of the Model G would have found these instructions tucked inside the lid of the wooden case surrounding the instrument.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the…
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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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Multi-turns? We've got 'em!
- 1959
Advertisement for multi-turn potentiometers made by the Helipot Division of Beckman Instruments.
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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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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Beckman Model F3 Oxygen Analyzer
- 1959
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 G2 Oxygen Analyzer
- 1959
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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Bowaters tames sticky pitch with Beckman pH control
- 1956
This advertisement for the Model W pH meter promotes its use in monitoring pH levels of wood pulp stock to ensure equipment works properly at the Bowaters Southern Paper Corporation.
Arnold Beckman invented his first…
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Man in a field using a Beckman Pocket pH Meter
- Circa 1956
The Pocket pH meter allowed pH readings to be taken in the field, in a laboratory, or at any site, without needing to send samples back to a laboratory and a more stationary instrument.
Arnold Beckman invented his…
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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…