Instructions for the Beckman Photoelectric Quartz Spectrophotometer
Instructions No. 91
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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 development), NTL produced its first DU Spectrophotometer prototype in 1940. This first Model A contained a glass prism, while subsequent models used quartz crystal. The DU was initially developed under a U.S. government contract, but was ultimately used in many important scientific discoveries and developments of the 20th century, including penicillin and synthetic rubber research, petroleum refining, and the creation of explosives.
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“Instructions for the Beckman Photoelectric Quartz Spectrophotometer,” n.d. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 17, Folder 15. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/m326m211w.
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