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Perkin-Elmer fluorescence spectrophotometer in use for cancer research
- 1970s
General view of a sample of anti-cancer drug metabolite being inserted into the cell of a Perkin-Elmer fluorescence spectrophotometer at an unidentified laboratory facility. The woman visible in the photograph is…
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Perkin-Elmer fluorescence spectrophotometer in use at Arthur D. Little company
- 1970s
General view of two unidentified chemists discussing the spectrum of a compound analyzed using a Perkin-Elmer fluorescence spectrophotometer in the laboratory of the Biomolecular Sciences Section of the Arthur D. Little…
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Paul Lauterbur's Coconut
- 1970s
Large, brown, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm. One side of the coconut has a deep incision.
Prior to 1980 most techniques for obtaining NMR images produced only two-dimensional projections which were far too…
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First Day Cover commemorating Dr. Rosalyn S. Yalow
- 1979
Cachet created by Colorano is a silk depiction of Rosalyn S. Yalow with text that describes the work which earned her the 1977 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Part of the Women's History Series (No. 83) by the National…
- Creator Of Work Colorano
- Subject Women in science, Postage stamps, Jewish scientists, Women scientists, Postmarks, Yalow, Rosalyn S. (Rosalyn Sussman), 1921-2011, Science on postage stamps, Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, Nobel Prize winners, Cachets (Philately), Physicists, Women in medicine, Women Nobel Prize winners
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Beckman Glucose Analyzer 2
- Circa 1979
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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Beckman Glucose Analyzer 2
- Circa 1979
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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Beckman Glucose Analyzer 2
- Circa 1979
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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Beckman Creatinine Analyzer 2
- Circa 1979
Beckman's Creatinine Analyzer 2 debuted in 1979. Creatinine, a byproduct of muscle metabolism, can be measured to determine renal function.
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Beckman Creatinine Analyzer 2
- Circa 1979
Beckman's Creatinine Analyzer 2 debuted in 1979. Creatinine, a byproduct of muscle metabolism, can be measured to determine renal function.
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Beckman Creatinine Analyzer 2
- Circa 1979
Beckman's Creatinine Analyzer 2 debuted in 1979. Creatinine, a byproduct of muscle metabolism, can be measured to determine renal function.
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Spinco Model J-6B Centrifuge
- Circa 1978
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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Close-up of dials on a Spinco Model 121 Amino Acid Analyzer
- 1969 – 1978
First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer used the Spackman-Stein-Moore technique of amino acid chromatography. The Model 121, which debuted in the late 1960s, does the same process, but…
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Beckman/Spinco Model 121-M Amino Acid Analyzer
- 1969 – 1978
First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer used the Spackman-Stein-Moore technique of amino acid chromatography. The Model 121, which debuted in the late 1960s, does the same process, but…
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Beckman Model 121-C Amino Acid Analyzer
- 1969 – 1978
First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer used the Spackman-Stein-Moore technique of amino acid chromatography. The Model 121, which debuted in the late 1960s, does the same process, but…
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Beckman Model 121 Amino Acid Analyzer and a lab coat draped over an empty chair
- 1969 – 1978
First marketed in 1960, the Beckman/Spinco Model 120 Amino Acid Analyzer used the Spackman-Stein-Moore technique of amino acid chromatography. The Model 121, which debuted in the late 1960s, does the same process, but…
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Beckman Introduces Two New High Performance EEG Instruments
- 1978-Dec-06
The press release discusses the Accutrace 100 and Accutrace 200 Electroencephalographs, including specifications, options, and pricing.
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Woman assembling a Beckman Immunochemistry Analyzer
- Circa 1977
Beckman Instruments debuted an Immunochemistry Analyzer in 1977 and an Auto ICS (Immunochemistry System) in 1980.
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Your finger and our button. The simplest way to count for RIA.
- 1976
Beckman's Biogamma Radioimmuno Analyzer was introduced in 1973. Radioimmunoassay (RIA) is a technique for measuring the antigen concentration. Known quantities of radioactive (labeled or “hot”) antigens and antibodies…
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Beckman NASA CPE Collector
- Circa 1976
Designed for NASA by Beckman Instruments' Advanced Technology Operations in 1976, this multiple fraction collector was part of the Beckman Continuous Particle Electrophoresis system used for separating biological…
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Beckman Ends Production of Landmark Instrument
- 1976-Sep-23
This press release announcing the discontinuation of the DU spectrophotometer served as a retrospective of the instrument's development and significance.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed…
- Author Reilly, Mickey
- Subject Deluxe General Incorporated, Barbiturates--Analysis, Ultraviolet spectroscopy, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Vitamins--Analysis, Spectrophotometer, Vitamin A, United States. National Bureau of Standards, Toxicology, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Forensic sciences, Beckman, Arnold O.
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Beckman is everywhere in the hospital.
- 1974
Advertisement for the many Beckman Instruments products that are used in hospital and health services, including glucose analyzers, liquid scintillation counters, spectrophotometers, and oxygen analyzers (among many…
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Beckman Accutrace Electroencephalograph
- Circa 1973
The Beckman Accutrace was introduced in 1973. Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain.
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Beckman LB-2 Medical Gas Analyzer and OM-11 Oxygen Analyzer
- Circa 1972
The LB-2 Medical Gas Analyzer replaced the LB-1. It measured alveolar CO2, along with nitrous oxide, halothane, ehtrane, forane, various halogenated ethers, and carbon monoxide.
The Model OM-11 Oxygen Analyzer was…
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Beckman Continuous Particle Electrophoresis System
- Circa 1972
This prototype CPE system was designed by Beckman Instruments' Advanced Technology Operations (ATO) for the NASA Skylab Program in 1972. Beckman sought to predict how CPE would function in a weightless environment,…