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 - Spinco Model L5-75B Centrifuge ID - r781wg156 DA - 1973/// YR - 1973 AV - Beckman Historical Collection, Box 59, Folder 86 VL - Beckman Historical Collection, Box 59, Folder 86 AN - Beckman Historical Collection, Box 59, Folder 86 UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/r781wg156 AB - Beckman released its first L5 centrifuge in 1973. 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 - Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies KW - Beckman Instruments, Inc. Spinco Division KW - Scientific apparatus and instruments KW - Centrifuges KW - Beckman Instruments, Inc. LA - ER -