PerkinElmer
PerkinElmer Inc of Waltham, Mass., USA
1937 Richard S. Perkin, a banker, and Charles W. Elmer, a court reporter, both of whom were astronomy enthusiasts, founded the business to design optics and provide consultancy
1939 The company was incorporated in New York.
1944 Introduced the first commercial infra-red spectro-photometer.
1949 Introduced the first commercial flame photometer
In the following years, many more instruments were developed, including instruments for the Hubble telescope
1999 EG&G acquired the analytical instruments business of PerkinElmer and changed the name of the enlarged group to PerkinElmer Inc. concentrating on health sciences, photonics and fluid sciences.
2008 Strategic realignment on human health and environmental health.
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