TY - MANSCPT DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable TI - Beckman Model L3-40 Centrifuge ID - n583xv12v AV - Beckman Historical Collection, Box 78 VL - Beckman Historical Collection, Box 78 AN - Beckman Historical Collection, Box 78 UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/n583xv12v AB - 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 developed in 1947 and was used for many important scientific discoveries of the 20th century, like the 1957 CalTech experiment that proved James Watson and Francis Crick’s theory on DNA replication. KW - Scientific apparatus and instruments KW - Centrifuges KW - Beckman Instruments, Inc. LA - ER -