Object Details
- Genentech, Inc.
- Gilson, Inc.
- Description (Brief)
- This object is a micropipettor for measuring and transferring small, precise volumes of liquid. It was used by scientists at Genentech, a biotechnology company, for small reactions such as digesting DNA.
- The micropipettor was developed by Dr. Warren Gilson in 1972.
- Sources:
- Gilson, “About Us.” http://www.pipetman.com/AboutUs.aspx
- Zinnen, Tom. “The Micropipette Story.” WisconIngenuity. http://www.biotech.wisc.edu/outreach/pipettestory.html
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Genentech
- January 1986-January 1991
- ID Number
- 2012.0198.34
- accession number
- 2012.0198
- catalog number
- 2012.0198.34
- serial number
- D20630A
- Object Name
- micropipettor
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 26.67 cm x 5.715 cm x 2.8575 cm
- used
- United States: California, South San Francisco
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
- Biotechnology and Genetics
- Science & Mathematics
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1427344
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-876b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
