Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…

The MicroCoder IIA was marketed for use with Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) panels for pneumonia, influenza, and meningitis.

A microtitrator is an instrument designed to titrate very small volumes of liquid. This model was used to perform blood analysis.

Multimeters are instruments capable of making multiple measurements, typically voltage, current, and resistance.

Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…

Beckman's Futura II Calomel electrodes were introduced in 1985. Sized to fit in test tubes, they were designed for medical and biotechnology applications.

Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting instrument kicked off…

Beckman Instruments introduced the Metabolic Measurement Cart (MMC) in 1975. The programmable system could automatically test oxygen, carbon dioxide, barometric pressure, expired air volume and temperature, and print…

The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company was still called National Technical Laboratories. Spurred by employee Howard Cary (who had previously been involved in pH meter…

Beckman introduced Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometers (FTIR) in 1983.

The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking…

High performance liquid chromatography analyzes the components of a sample by pumping a solution through a column containing an adsorbent material, which separates and interacts distinctly with the components. The flow…

Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting instrument kicked off…

The DU-7 featured a microprocessor and a built in video graphic display. It was released in 1981.

The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company was still called National…

Multimeters are instruments capable of making multiple measurements, typically voltage, current, and resistance.

Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain. The Beckman Montage-10 and Montage-20 are pictured.

Beckman introduced the System 1 DNA Synthesizer in 1983.

Multimeters are instruments capable of making multiple measurements, typically voltage, current, and resistance. The Model HD110 is pictured from front and back, displaying the Mine Safety and Health Administration…

This adapter was used with Beckman digital multimeters.

The Beckman/Spinco Model 6300 High Performance Amino Acid Analyzer was released in 1982.