A test or initial pressing of a medallion bearing Arnold Beckman's face and his personal motto, "there is no satisfactory substitute for excellence." The fact that the medal refers to him as "founder" (as opposed to…

This gas chromatograph prototype was made by Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It would continuously monitor and provide readouts for up to eight…

This system was created in 1964 by Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group for the United States Air Force's School of Aerospace Medicine. This prototype photosynthetic gas exchanger could support two adult, human…

This cardiovascular reflex conditioning system was designed by Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group (SEG) in 1964 for NASA's Projects Gemini and Apollo. This system was part of astronauts' flight suits and would…

In 1966, Beckman Instruments' Advanced Technology Operations (ATO) was responsible for some program support of this system made for NASA under subcontract to the (then) Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. Specifically,…

This study was developed for NASA by Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group (SEG) in 1964. The SEG developed the prototype hardware required to store and analyze saliva from astronauts as part of monitoring their…

This oxygen monitoring equipment was made by Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group (SEG) for NASA's Biosatellite Program under a subcontract to Hamilton Standard Division of United Aircraft Corporation. This…

This hydrogen (H2) monitoring system was manufactured by Beckman Instruments's Advanced Technology Operations for NASA's Saturn and Apollo missions. Its intended use was detecting hydrogen leaks during fueling and…

The unidentified system in this photograph was part of a study made by Beckman Instruments' Space Engineering Group (SEG) for the United States Air Force in 1964, investigating the feasibility of remote detection of…

This building housed the Information Display Operations wing of Beckman Instruments.

This location housed at least one of the Berkeley Division's offices.

Hybritech was founded in the 1970s in San Diego as part of the biotechnology industry boom. It was purchased by Eli Lilly in 1986 and by Beckman Instruments in 1995. It is unclear if the building in this photograph is…

The facility in this photograph is not identified or dated, but Beckman Instruments established its first South Africa subsidiary in 1963 and soon had locations in Cape Town, Durban, and Johannesburg.

Arnold O. Beckman, Inc. was founded during World War II to handle the development of a secret project: an oxygen meter designed by Linus Pauling for the National Defense Research Committee. Pauling and the NDRC…

Dr. Arnold O. Beckman (1900-2004) invented the first commercially successful electric pH meter in 1934 and thus began a long career manufacturing scientific and medical instruments with National Technical Laboratories,…

This exhibit was ultimately installed in the Fullerton, California headquarters of Beckman Coulter in 2009. The men in this image may be employees of Activate (formerly DisplayWorks), the exhibit and marketing…

This building may have been in Sydney, Australia, where Beckman Instruments had facilities.

Arnold Beckman supported former Vice President Richard Nixon in his unsuccessful 1962 campaign for governor of California, including speaking at a campaign rally. In this image "Professor Beckman" gives a lecture on…

A group of men and women identified as the "international group" associated with Beckman Instruments. Dick Dosier, Joe Lewis, Ed Cherniss ("V.P. Intl."), and Bob Erickson ("Exec. V.P.") are identified in inscriptions.

Louis T. Rosso joined Beckman Instruments in 1959, initially working in product marketing in the biomedical instrumentation division. He assumed the role of chief operating officer and president of SmithKline Beckman in…