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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.

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    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.
  • 8 items
    Business correspondence

    Narrative of glucose analyzer development

    • 1967

    The handwritten account, possibly written by James C. Sternberg, is missing early pages.

    The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical testing and analysis…

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

    Prototype Continuous Glucose Monitor

    • 1968-Jan-18

    The document describes the components, operating instructions, troubleshooting, and maintenance of a prototype device. Handwritten notes were added to pages 27 and 31.

    The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James…

    • Author Sternberg, James C.
    • Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Glucose--Analysis, Blood sugar--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, inc.
  • 7 items
    Manuscripts

    Notes on the development of the glucose analyzer

    • 1960s

    The notes, which appear to be written in the same hand, may have been authored by James C. Sternberg.

    The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical…

    • Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Glucose--Analysis, Blood sugar--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, 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.
  • 6 items
    Photographs

    The view of the Instrument

    • After 1969

    This series of photographs may have been created in a laboratory in Japan. The set includes various views of the glucose analyzer, sample cell, pump, stirrer, oxygen sensor, check valve, and syringe. Descriptive…

    • 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.
  • 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.

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