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Wiring timing generator at Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several Beckman Instruments employees wiring a timing generator purchased by Convair Astronautics. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Pete Kappauf; Homer…
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Female employees at work in Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several female Beckman Instruments employees wiring and connecting a cabinet purchased by Autonetics, a division of North American Aviation. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as…
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Construction of stepper harness at Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several female employees assembling a stepper harness for use with a NASA system. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Evelyn Gulick; Agnes Ross; and Edith…
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Cooling fan inspection at Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several Beckman Instruments employees inspecting a cooling fan before installation in a PICE system. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Hank Harczak; Dan…
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Inspection of receiver cabinet in Beckman Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several Beckman Instruments employees inspecting a receiver cabinet purchased by the Thiokol Chemical Company. The employees visible in the photographs are identified as follows (left to right): Jim…
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Sorting wires at Beckman Instruments Final Assembly Department
- 1961
General view of several Beckman Instruments employees sorting wires for an Ames System Control Panel. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Joe Verifaillie; Chuck Bonner; and…
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Beckman, First in Hybrid Software
- Circa 1964
A commercial solid-state computer system, including a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems 920 digital computer, was released in 1964. Beckman developed programming and utility systems, including…
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Beckman/SDS 2220/920 Integrated Computer System
- Circa 1964
The photograph showing the full view of the computer bears the Moss Photography stamp; the other is unattributed.
The integrated computing system, including a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems…
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Instructions, Beckman Analog Computing System
- 1965
This manual describes the features, programming patchboard system, and operational components of the Model 2230 analog computer.
Beckman Instruments' analog computers were being produced by their Berkeley Division as…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Electronic analog computers, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Instructions, Beckman C2 Oxygen Analyzer
- Beckman Instructions 81032-C
- 1963 (1963 copyright, 1971 printing)
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 E Analytical Ultracentrifuge Summary of Operation
- 1964-May
This wall chart was included as an insert in a 1974 Model E operating manual.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments…
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Instructions, Beckman/SDS Integrated Computing System, Model 2220/920
- Circa 1964
The integrated computing system, including a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems 920 digital computer, was introduced in 1964.
Beckman Instruments' analog computers were being produced by their…
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Welcome to Beckman Instruments, Inc. — Cedar Grove Operations
- 1965 – 1985
The brochure includes a map, list of personnel, and illustration of the Cedar Grove, New Jersey location of Beckman Instruments. Though undated, the brochure was created sometime between Beckman's acquisition of…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Beckman Instruments, Inc., Road maps
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Helinews
- No. 36, Spring 1966
- 1966
Helinews was an in-house publication devoted to the products of Beckman's Helipot Division. This issue featured a two-page spread detailing the process of manufacturing cermet trimmers.
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Passive components, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Instruction Manual, Beckman Models DU and B Flame Spectrophotometers
- Beckman Instructions 334-B
- 1963-Sep
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 Polarographic Oxygen Sensor
- CS-60-1005
- 1960-Sep
This brochure advertises an oxygen sensor used to monitor the air in space capsules, submarines, space suits, fallout shelters, and decompression chambers.
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Oxygen--Analysis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Double-Monochromator gives IR-4 superior resolution for infrared analysis
- 1960s
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…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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This pot's tough and we can prove it!
- 1960s
This advertisement for Helipot's new series 5200 potentiometer boasts of its toughness and durability, qualities apparently shared by an armored, medieval knight.
Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Knights and knighthood, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Potentiometer, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Instructions, Beckman/SDS Hybrid Fortran II
- Circa 1964
IBM developed the Fortran programming language in the 1950s; it remains in use as of 2017, with a major revision slated for a 2018 release. A commercial solid-state computer system, including a Beckman 2200 analog…
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Beckman Digital pH Meter
- Beckman Instructions 81804
- 1969-Jun
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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Second Quarterly Status Report: Contract NASr-76, Phase II, Spaceborne Gas Chromatograph
- 1962-Mar-01
Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group contracted with NASA to design a gas chromatograph to analyze the atmosphere within a spacecraft's cabin. The prototype device weighed under 12 pounds and used under 10 watts…
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Beckman/SDS Integrated Computer System press release
- 1964-Apr-21
The press release announces the release of a commercial solid-state computer system including a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems 920 digital computer.
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Woman using Beckman/SDS Integrated Computer System
- 1964
The commercial solid-state computer system included a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems 920 digital computer.
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Invention Disclosure: Generalized Flow Monitoring
- 5D-668
- 1963-Oct
The invention disclosure for use in gas chromatography documents some of James C. Sternberg's early work for Beckman Instruments. Robert S. Litle and W. S. Gallaway signed this disclosure as witnesses.
Beckman…
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Beckman Bits
- Vol. IV, No. 1
- 1964
Beckman Bits was produced to highlight the Beckman Instruments Systems Division's aerospace equipment and projects. In addition to project summaries, it contains photographs and original artwork depicting spacecraft and…
- Contributor Chute, Alan, Allen, Ken
- Publisher Systems Division of Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Saturn launch vehicles, Space vehicles, Aerospace telemetry, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Project Apollo (U.S.), Computers, Ground support systems (Astronautics), Beckman Instruments, Inc., United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Astronautics and civilization, Project Gemini (U.S.)