The first 110 years of laboratory automation: Technologies, applications, and the creative scientist

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 469-480

  Olsen, Kevin ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical; Coal; Conductivity; Filter; History; Photocell; Titration; War

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HISTORY; LABORATORIES; MILITARY OPERATIONS; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; PHOTORESISTORS; RUBBER INDUSTRY; SOLVENTS; TITRATION;

AUTOMATED TESTING EQUIPMENTS; CLINICAL; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC COMPONENT; FILTER; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LABORATORY AUTOMATION;

AUTOMATION;

COAL;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; AUTOMATED TITRATOR; AUTOMATIC TITRATOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLOOD ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE GAS ANALYZER; CELL TYPE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL GRINDER; COULOMETRY; DIESEL ENGINE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAS ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT; GENERAL DEVICE; INTERNET; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LABORATORY DEVICE; LABORATORY DRIP; PHOTOELECTRIC CELL; PHOTOMETRY; POTENTIOMETRY; ROBOTICS; RUBBER INDUSTRY; SCIENTIST; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIPHON; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY DETECTOR; TUNGSTEN CALOMEL ELECTRODE; UNITED STATES; WAR; HISTORY;

AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875811560     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 22110690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2211068212455631     Document Type: Article

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