Arnold O Beckman was a legend in his time: the blacksmith's son who grew up to play a pivotal role in the instrumentation revolution that changed science, technology, and society. This work portrays him as an individual whose ingenuity and integrity made him a scientific leader and industrial pioneer.
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Arnold O Beckman was a legend in his time: the blacksmith's son who grew up to play a pivotal role in the instrumentation revolution that changed science, technology, and society. This work portrays him as an individual whose ingenuity and integrity made him a scientific leader and industrial pioneer.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear at corners and edges and slight soiling. xvii, 379 p. CD-Rom present; Illustrations. Selected Honors. Patents of Arnold O. Beckman. Selected Scientific Publications. Notes on Sources. Note on the CD-ROM. Index. Foreword by James D. Watson. Included with this biography is a video portrait of Arnold Beckman, in CD-ROM format for both PC and Mac. You will see and hear Dr Beckman talk about his early life, his marriage to Mabel, and his philosophies of inventing, education, and philanthropy. The CD-ROM was produced by Jeffrey Seeman. This is a special folio volume in the Chemical Heritage Foundation Series in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This series records, analyzes, and makes known the human story of chemical achievement. Arnold O Beckman was a legend in his time: the blacksmith's son who grew up to play a pivotal role in the instrumentation revolution that dramatically changed science, technology, and society. From his rural boyhood world of farming and woodworking, through his service in the US Marines and his appointment to the Caltech faculty, to his path-breaking creation of the pH meter, the DU spectrophotometer, and the establishment of the Beckman Instruments company, this work portrays an individual whose ingenuity and integrity made him a scientific leader and industrial pioneer. It also discusses his role in California and national politics, and his career as a major philanthropist. Arnold Beckman's story is inseparable from that of the 20th century-a very inspiring read.
