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Beckman Facilities, Porterville, California
- Undated
- 1986
Beckman's Porterville plant opened in 1964. Between 1974 and 1983, wastes from manufacturing printed circuit boards and electronic components were disposed of onsite. The resulting contamination lead to the…
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Beckman Instruments Beijing Technical Center opening
- 1981
Identified individuals include Arnold Beckman, translator Zhan Hongqi, and China Scientific Instruments Corporation's Qian Qian.
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Merger of Beckman Instruments and SmithKline Corporation
- 1981-Dec
Following the merger, Beckman Instruments became a subsidiary of SmithKline Beckman. Louis Rosso was named President and Chief Operating Officer; William Ballhaus retired. Arnold Beckman was elected a director and, in…
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Beckman Facilities, England
- Circa 1985
The black and white photograph is dated to 1985. The color photograph bears an illegible photographer's stamp and is identified as Beckman RIIC Ltd. Sales and Service Operation.
- Subject Buildings, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Facilities, Brea, California
- Circa 1979 – circa 1980
Based upon a sticker on the reverse of the image, the contact sheet is attributed to Karjalas' Photo Vision. The Polaroid images are unattributed.
The Clinical Instruments Division of Beckman Instruments opened the…
- Photographer Karjalas' Photo Vision
- Subject Factories, Buildings, Parking lots, Building, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Facilities, Austria
- 1968 – 1989
Beckman Instruments, G.m.b.H. was established in 1968. The pictured Viennese estate was initially shared by Beckman Instruments and the family of manager Ulf Daum, but as the company expanded the Daums relocated. The…
- Subject Buildings, Trucks, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman L5-50P Recoverable Oil Centrifuge System
- 1973 – 1982
Beckman released its first L5 centrifuge in 1973.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco…
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Beckman Synchron CX5 Clinical Analyzer
- 1980s
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses. The CX5 debuted in 1988.
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Unidentified man wielding syringe, with Beckman TL-100 Ultracentrifuge
- Circa 1987
A man flanked by dramatically-lit glassware uses a syringe, separated from a Beckman tabletop ultracentrifuge by opened blinds. This model was produced in 1978.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after…
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Beckman Synchron 05CE
- 1980s
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses.
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Beckman Φ72 pH Meter with artistically illuminated glassware
- 1980s
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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Beckman LS 6000SE Liquid Scintillation Counter
- 1989 – 1998
Beckman introduced the LS-6000 series in 1989.
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…
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Beckman Synchron CX3 Clinical Analyzer
- 1980s
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses. The CX3 debuted in 1987.
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Beckman Biomek 1000 Automated Laboratory Workstation
- 1980s
Beckman's Biomek 1000 Automated Laboratory Workstation was released in 1986. New models continued to be added to the Biomek line for the next two decades.
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Beckman DU 70 Spectrophotometer
- 1980s
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 650 Spectrophotometer
- 1980s
This computerized ultraviolet spectrophotometer used a micro-focused beam and could work with samples as small as 5uL.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company was…
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Beckman Model LS-2800 Liquid Scintillation System
- Circa 1982
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 ICS II Immunochemistry System
- 1980s
Beckman Instruments debuted an Immunochemistry Analyzer in 1977 and an Auto ICS (Immunochemistry System) in 1980.
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Beckman TL-100 Ultracentrifuge
- 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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Man with AccuSpin and AccuSpin FR Centrifuges
- 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 Futura-II pH Electrode
- 1980s
Beckman's Futura II Calomel electrodes were introduced in 1985. Sized to fit in test tubes, they were designed for medical and biotechnology applications.
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Beckman MMC Horizon Systems Metabolic Measurement Cart
- 1975 – 1984
Beckman Instruments introduced the Metabolic Measurement Cart (MMC) in 1975. The programmable system could automatically test oxygen, carbon dioxide, barometric pressure, expired air volume and temperature, and print…
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Beckman pHI 61 pH Meter
- 1980s
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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DU-6 Spectrophotometer Gel Scanning System
- 1980s
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 Series FT-1000 and FT-2000 Spectrophotometers
- 1980s
Beckman introduced Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometers (FTIR) in 1983.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking…