Science History Institute Science History Institute

Digital Collections

Digital Collections

  • About
  • FAQ
  • Contact

Limit Dates

 – 
Featured Topics

Health & Medicine

7 items

This digital collection features selected medications and documents, manuals, and photographs relating to biochemical research and technology, with a focus on 20th-century instrumentation in medical laboratories. Various models of glucose, enzyme, and amino acid analyzers are a few of the instruments documented in these materials.

Search within featured Health & Medicine items

You Searched For

Start Over You searched for:
Search
Creator Beckman Instruments, inc. ✖Remove constraint Creator: Beckman Instruments, inc. Format Text ✖Remove constraint Format: Text Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments ✖Remove constraint Subject: Scientific apparatus and instruments Subject Beckman Instruments, inc. ✖Remove constraint Subject: Beckman Instruments, inc.

Limit your search

–

Current results range from 1959 to 1976

View distribution

  • Beckman Instruments, inc.✖[remove]7
  • Scientific apparatus and instruments✖[remove]7
  • Glucose--Analysis4
  • Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies4
  • Blood sugar--Analysis3
  • more Subject »

  • Beckman Instruments, inc.✖[remove]7
  • Ayer Jorgensen Macdonald1
  • N.W. Ayer & Son1
  • Sullivan, Arthur1

  • Advertisements3
  • Handbooks and manuals2
  • Documents1
  • Ephemera1

  • Text✖[remove]7
  • Image5

  • California--Fullerton4

  • English7

  • In Copyright4
  • No Copyright - United States2
  • In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable1

  • Archives7
1 - 7 of 7
newest date oldest date recently added
  • Advertisements

    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…

    • Creator Of Work Ayer Jorgensen Macdonald, Beckman Instruments, inc.
    • Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Radioimmunoassay, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, inc., Medical instruments and apparatus
  • Advertisements

    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…

    • Creator Of Work N.W. Ayer & Son, Beckman Instruments, inc.
    • Subject Hospitals, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Medical laboratory equipment industry, Beckman Instruments, inc.
  • 6 items
    Ephemera

    The Beckman Glucose Analyzer: A Statement of Verified Claims

    • 1970

    Marketing materials tout the virtues of the Beckman Glucose Analyzer, with emphasis placed upon verification of claims by the Standards Committee of the College of American Pathologists. The folded brochure includes a…

    • Author Sullivan, Arthur
    • Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, inc.
    • Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Glucose--Analysis, Blood sugar--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, College of American Pathologists, Beckman Instruments, inc.
  • 21 items
    Handbooks and manuals

    Glucose Analyzer Operating Manual

    • Beckman Instructions 83513-B
    • 1969-Oct

    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…

    • Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, inc.
    • Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Glucose--Analysis, Blood sugar--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, inc.
  • Handbooks and manuals

    Typical Specifications for a Glucose Analyzer System

    • 1960s

    These specifications were likely produced during the development of the Glucose Analyzer. They include details about the electronic circuits, the weight and footprint of the finished instrument, and the rate of samples…

    • Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, inc.
    • Subject Glucose--Analysis, Blood sugar--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies--Standards, Blood sugar--Measurement, Beckman Instruments, inc.
  • Advertisements

    Baby's first breath had better be a good one...

    • 1960

    This advertisement hits all the Beckman Instruments highlights, like oxygen analyzers, air pollution control, and pH meters. These instruments and their related industries and developments will make the lives of…

    • Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, inc.
    • Subject Infants--Health and hygiene, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement--Instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Air--Pollution, Beckman Instruments, inc.
  • Documents

    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…

    • Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, inc.
    • Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Glucose--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Warranty, Blood sugar monitoring, Beckman Instruments, inc.

Science History Institute

Headquarters
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215.925.2222
Get Directions
West Coast Office
2120 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
Get in Touch
European Office
Maison de la Chimie
28, Rue Saint-Dominique
75007 Paris
Get in Touch
© 2019 Science History Institute | Privacy Policy
This website uses cookies to perform analytics, improve functionality, and enhance user experience. You may set your browser to decline cookies, but some content on our site may not display properly. For more information, please visit our privacy policy.
I Accept