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	Arnold O. Beckman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Arnold Orville Beckman (April 10, 1900 – May 18, 2004) was an American chemist who founded Beckman Instruments based on his invention of the pH meter, a device for measuring acidity, in 1934.
		In 1955, Beckman established the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory to fund William Shockley's research into semiconductor technology.
		Beckman and his family also sponsored creation of the Arnold O. Beckman High School, located in Irvine, California.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arnold_O._Beckman (308 words)

	The Seattle Times: Obituaries: Arnold Beckman, inventor of pH meter, dies at 104 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Arnold Beckman, 104, the scientific visionary whose inventions transformed chemistry and made him so wealthy that he became one of the country's major philanthropists, died Tuesday.
		Beckman earned 14 patents, including those for the potentiometer, a variable electrical resistor similar to the volume knob on a radio; and the spectrophotometer, which allowed scientists to quickly determine the chemical makeup of a compound by measuring the intensity of various wavelengths in a spectrum of light.
		Beckman is survived by his daughter, Patricia, and son, Arnold; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/obituaries/2001936292_beckmanobit23.html (729 words)

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		The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation is an independent non-profit foundation established for the purpose of supporting leading-edge research, primarily in the fields of chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science.
		Arnold Beckman, the founder-chairman emeritus of Beckman Instruments, Inc., scientist, inventor, educator, philanthropist and business and civic leader, was born in Cullom, Illinois, on April 10, 1900.
		Beckman received the 1989 National Medal of Science from President Bush for his leadership in the development of analytical instrumentation and for his great concern for the vitality of the nation's scientific enterprise.
	www.iwu.edu /~iwunews/newsrlse/tw433.htm (679 words)

	Arnold O. Beckman, Ph.D. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Arnold O. Beckman is internationally recognized for his achievements in industry, science, education, public affairs and as a pioneer in the field of analytical chemistry.
		Beckman founded Beckman Instruments in 1935 with the development of the Beckman pH meter or "acidmeter," first used to measure the acidity of lemon juice in a Southern California citrus processing plant.
		Beckman holds honorary LL.D degrees from the University of California, Riverside, Loyola University of Los Angeles, and Pepperdine University.
	www.bli.uci.edu /people/aob/aob.html (402 words)

	The Scripps Research Institute - News and Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Arnold O. Beckman, a leading scientist, inventor, philanthropist, and business and civic leader, died on May 18 at the age of 104.
		The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, which issues grants on the behalf of Beckman and his wife, provided major funding toward the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for Chemical Sciences, a building that opened in 1996 on the Scripps Research campus.
		Born in Cullom, Illinois, on April 10, 1900, Beckman graduated from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and master's degree in physical chemistry.
	www.scripps.edu /newsandviews/e_20040524/beckman.html (530 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Arnold Beckman, inventor-philanthropist, dies at 104 in La Jolla
		Beckman, who honed his skills as a young chemist in the labs at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, donated $40 million to the school in the mid-1980s.
		But it was an invention Beckman came up with 50 years earlier for a simple method to measure the acidity of California lemons that spawned a scientific instrument empire that made him the fortune he dispensed with largesse.
		Beckman also supported early efforts to identify the chemical processes that form smog, which was already a problem in Los Angeles by the early 1950s.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/metro/20040518-1824-obit-beckman.html (510 words)

	Mabel M. Beckman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		On Thanksgiving Day 1918 as the first World War was ending, Mabel met Arnold Beckman at the U.S.O. She belonged to the Red Cross and she and her mother were feeding servicemen a Thanksgiving dinner.
		Arnold Beckman was a marine stationed at the Brooklyn navy shipyard.
		Beckman was not a joiner, she did belong to the Caltech Woman's Club after Arnold Beckman joined the faculty at Caltech.
	www.beckman-foundation.com /mmbbio.html (473 words)

	Arnold O. Beckman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A former classmate of his from the University of Illinois had the job of measuring the acidity of lemon juice for the California Fruit Growers' Association and asked Beckman to devise a sturdier electrical instrument for the task.
		In 1940 Arnold Beckman gave up his faculty position at Caltech, but he remained deeply involved with education and research, serving on Caltech's board of trustees from 1953—as chairman from 1964 to 1974—and on the governing boards of several other colleges and universities.
		Through the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, the Beckmans have contributed substantially to the advancement of education and research nationwide.
	www.chemheritage.org /EducationalServices/chemach/eei/aob.html (251 words)

	The Scientist :: Arnold Beckman dies at 104, May 25, 2004
		Arnold Beckman, philanthropist and inventor of the pH meter and DU spectrophotometer, died last week.
		Once Beckman began to amass a fortune, he turned to philanthropy, establishing the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation in Irvine, Calif., and the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois.
		Beckman's accolades include the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Inventor's Hall of Fame, the 1988 National Medal of Technology, the 1989 Presidential Citizens Medal, the 1989 National Medal of Science, and the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.
	www.biomedcentral.com /news/20040525/02 (676 words)

	Beckman Scholars Program
		The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation is an independent, non-profit foundation originally established in September 1977, for the purpose of supporting basic scientific research, primarily in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry and medicine.
		Beckman provided funds for the Foundation mainly in the form of shares of common stock in Beckman Instruments, Inc. Their original intent was to dispose of all assets of the Foundation during their lifetimes.
		Beckman strongly believes that education in the sciences is extremely important at all levels, beginning at the tender age of three or four.
	www.ovpr.uga.edu /bsp.html (1923 words)

	Arnold O. Beckman
		Arnold married Mabel on June 10, 1925, and in 1926 the newlyweds returned to Pasadena after a six-week cross-country journey by Model T, which he had modified for better hill climbing.
		Beckman realized that an amplifier would allow a small, stout glass electrode, which would give out an extremely tiny signal, to be hooked to a rugged but insensitive ammeter, and that the vacuum tubes he had worked with at Bell Labs were just the ticket.
		Beckman retained close ties to Caltech, being elected to the Board of Trustees in 1953, and becoming its chair in 1964—the first alumnus to hold that position, which he did until 1974, when he was voted a Life Trustee.
	pr.caltech.edu /periodicals/EandS/articles/LXVII2/beckman.html (2311 words)

	InTech: Arnold Beckman, industry leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Arnold Orville Beckman, founder and chairman emeritus of Beckman Instruments, Inc., died 18 May. He was 104.
		Beckman served as the seventh president of ISA in 1952 and was elected an Honorary Member in 1959.
		Beckman earned a bachelor's degree and master's degree at the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. and teaching position at the California Institute of Technology.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3739/is_200407/ai_n9439355 (288 words)

	Beckman Laser Institute
		Arnold O. Beckman and Michael Berns in recognition of the important role lasers and optics play in biomedicine.
		Beckman provided the financial gift to establish BLI at UCI, and Dr. Berns provided programatic design patterned after his research.
		Beckman is founder and chairman emeritus of Beckman Instruments, Inc. Dr.
	www.bli.uci.edu (115 words)

	CSHL - Arnold Beckman
		Arnold Orville Beckman, Ph.D. was born in 1900 in Cullom, Illinois.
		The son of a flsmith, Dr. Beckman went on to found Beckman Instruments, Inc. (today known as Beckman Coulter, Inc.), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of scientific equipment.
		The recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Beckman is best known for his 1935 invention of the pH meter, an instrument which changed an industry and served as the base for his immense corporation.
	www.cshl.edu /public/releases/beckman_memorial.html (279 words)

	Powell's Books - Arnold O. Beckman: One Hundred Years of Excellence by Arnold Thackray
		Arnold O. Beckman was a legend in his time: the flsmith's son who grew up to play a pivotal role in the instrumentation revolution that dramatically changed science, technology, and society.
		Arnold O. Beckman is a living legend: the flsmith's son who grew up to play a pivotal role in the instrumentation revolution that has dramatically changed science, technology, and society.
		Arnold Beckman's story is inseparable from that of the twentieth century — a very inspiring read.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=16-0941901238-0 (413 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Arnold Beckman, inventor-philanthropist, dies at 104
		LOS ANGELES – Arnold Beckman made his most celebrated invention while a professor at the California Institute of Technology, and used the fortune he earned to become one of the school's greatest benefactors.
		Besides providing funding for Caltech's Beckman Institute and Beckman Auditorium, Beckman gave $40 million to fund an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Illinois, $20 million for a conference center for the National Academy of Sciences, and $14.5 million to improve elementary school science education in Orange County, according to Caltech.
		Arnold O. Beckman was born in Cullom, Illinois, on April 10, 1900.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20040519-0014-ca-obit-beckman.html (509 words)

	Dr. Arnold O. Beckman Memorial - Remembered and Revered
		Arnold and Mabel Beckman relax on the porch of their home in the late 1940's.
		"What distinguished Arnold Beckman were his big dreams, a driving curiosity, powerful energy, a remarkably broad and deep intellect, and a focused determination that produced more than a lifetime of incredible results that have lifted mankind.
		Arnold and Mabel Beckman pause for an official family portrait with daughter, Patricia, and son, Arnold.
	www.beckman.com /hr/memorial/mem_remembered.asp (529 words)

	Arnold O. Beckman: One Hundred Years of Excellence. By Arnold Thackray and Minor Myers, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Beckman’s centennial birthday was also commemorated by the publication of a profusely illustrated, luxurious, oversized volume that documents the life and achievements of a man who has literally become a legend in his own time.
		Arnold Orville Beckman was born on April 10, 1900 in the small farming community of Cullom, Illinois, the son of flsmith George W. Beckman and Elizabeth Ellen Beckman (née Jewkes).
		The Beckman DU spectrophotometer, which appeared in 1942, was “the first ready-to-use tool for determining the makeup of a given substance by analyzing the appearance of its absorption spectrum.
	chemeducator.org /bibs/0006002/620134gk.htm (2717 words)

	Beckman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Arnold went so far as to have business cards printed bearing the name "Bloomington Research Laboratories" and listing Arnold Beckman as the "Chief Scientist." The seventeen-year-old was commissioned to run periodic analyses to determine the concentration of ferric chloride in the wood chips used to remove the noxious smell from coal gas.
		Beckman became a strong spokesman for his adopted Los Angeles, and emphasized two issues during his tenure: fighting smog and fostering the scientific-technical-industrial-educational nexus that was growing in the area.
		Beckman Instruments was thus present at the very birth of Silicon Valley, and was perhaps the earliest victim of the legendary entrepreneurial inclination of its technological innovators.
	chem.ch.huji.ac.il /~eugeniik/history/beckman.htm (13585 words)

	2004 Visionary of the Year: Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Beckman, founder and chairman emeritus of Beckman Instruments, Inc., is recognized worldwide as a scientist, inventor, educator, philanthropist, and a business and civic leader.
		Beckman, who passed away on May 18, 2004, will be represented by a family member or foundation representative at the Visionary of the Year Awards Dinner.
		His philanthropic activities through the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation are known worldwide and include generous contributions to a broad range of scientific and educational institutions.
	coastline.cccd.edu /fdnvis_beckman.asp (287 words)

	Our Heritage - Arnold O. Beckman, PhD.
		Beckman's love of science and spirit of invention lives on in Beckman Coulter, Inc., a company with modest beginnings that today is one of the world's leading manufacturers of instruments and suppliers to the clinical diagnostics and life sciences markets.
		Beckman was a member of the Board of Overseers of the University of California at Irvine, the President's Club of the University of Illinois and the Rockefeller University Council.
		Beckman was a member of the Board of Overseers of the House Ear Institute, a director of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation.
	www.beckman.com /hr/ourcompany/oc_beckman_bio.asp (2139 words)

	040525bBeckman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Beckman is also remembered as a pioneer in southern California politics – not as a candidate but as a co-founder of the powerful Lincoln Club of Orange County.
		Arnold O. Beckman of Corona del Mar, the genteel son of a flsmith who gave away $400 million of the fortune he made inventing and making instruments that revolutionized science and medicine, has died at 104.
		Beckman and the company he formed created laboratory instruments and analytical tools that were so fast, precise and easy to use they led to everything from enriched foods for soldiers during World War II to oxygen analyzers that greatly decreased blindness among babies placed in incubators.
	www.nixonfoundation.org /nrc/040525bBeckman.shtml (1523 words)

	The Beckman G pH Meter
		Beckman saw the opportunity for an instrument with electronics at its heart that was small, portable, and self-contained.
		Beckman described the news of the depth error as "devastating to us; we finally looked into it and found out that, sure enough, it was true," but he was determined to find a solution (Sturchio and Thackray, 1985).
		The Beckman Model G made electronics the heart of a chemical instrument, resulting in an instrument that was rugged, self-contained, and needed little initial calibration before use.
	www.wooster.edu /chemistry/is/brubaker/ph/ph_landmark.html (1977 words)

	C&EN: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - LOOKING BACK AT ARNOLD BECKMAN
		ELIZABETH K. This article is adapted from a profile of Arnold O. Beckman that was published in CandEN on April 10, 2000, in commemoration of his 100th birthday.
		Beckman, the son of a flsmith, was born in 1900 in Cullom, Ill., a tiny burg with a population of 500 and no electricity or telephones.
		The U.S. was also recognizing the value of Beckman's contribution to science, witnessed by his being inducted into the National Inventor's Hall of Fame in 1987 and his winning of the National Medal of Technology in 1988 and the National Medal of Science in 1989.
	pubs.acs.org /cen/science/8223/8223sci2.html (1545 words)

	Project Tomorrow: The Newsroom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Beckman, a resident of Corona Del Mar, Calif., was born the sonof a flsmith on April 10, 1900 in Cullom, Ill., and became the friend ofworld leaders.
		Of all his scientific innovations, Beckman was perhaps bestknown for inventing the pH meter, an instrument that changed an industry andserved as the foundation for the company that still bears his name.
		Beckman earned his bachelor's degree in chemical engineering andmaster's degree in physical chemistry at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign, and his doctorate in photochemistry at the CaliforniaInstitute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., where he taught from 1928 until1940.
	www.tomorrow.org /csnews_051904.html (594 words)

	Invent Now \| Hall of Fame \| Search \| Inventor Profile
		Arnold O. Beckman invented a pH meter for measuring acidity and alkalinity and the quartz spectrophotometer, an instrument which pioneered automatic chemical analysis.
		Born in Cullom, Illinois, Beckman received his B.S. in 1922 and M.S. in 1923 from the University of Illinois.
		Today the Beckman Instrument Company is a leading manufacturer of instrumentation and related scientific products used widely in medicine, science, industry, environmental pollution control, education, space exploration, and many other fields.
	www.invent.org /hall_of_fame/9.html (224 words)

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