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Cary Instruments

The optical instrumentation division of Varian Instruments1

Cary Instruments was founded in 1946 by Howard Cary, George W. Downs, and William C. Miller under the name Applied Physics Corporation. Howard Cary had previously been vice president in charge of development for National Technologies Laboratories (later to become Beckman instruments and eventually Beckman Coulter), where he had worked on the development of the DU line of UV/Vis Spectrophotometers.2 It is headquartered in Melbourne.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1946Founded1
  • HeadquartersMelbourne1

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Cary Instruments was founded in 1946 [1] by Howard Cary, George W. Downs, and William C. Miller under the name Applied Physics Corporation. Howard Cary had previously been vice president in charge of development for National Technologies Laboratories (later to become Beckman instruments and eventually Beckman Coulter), where he had worked on the development of the DU line of UV/Vis Spectrophotometers.2

The story

Founded by George W. Downs and Howard Cary in 1946.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • Cary 14 Spectrophotometer

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Timeline

  1. 1946Founded Founded1

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