This backpack may have been used on manned spaceflight missions likely includes an oxygen sensor or analyzer built by Beckman Instruments.

Photograph of three men identified as James Shelton, Robert Lineberger, and John James. This photograph is from the Beckman Historical Collection, but the connection between these men and Beckman Instruments, Inc. is…

A traveling exhibit of Beckman Instruments' biomedical instruments products.

Women assembling unidentified instruments at Beckman Instruments or one of its divisions.

John F. Bishop was a Beckman Instruments employee who worked on the Flow Colorimeter, among other projects. The couple in the photograph are identified as Otto and Maria Haunold.

The pair fled to the United States in…

The Beckman DK Spectrophotometer was an enhancement of the DU, which expanded the instrument’s range of into near-infrared. This was accomplished by chemist Wilbur I. Kaye, who began his work on science behind the DK at…

General view of an unidentified woman, presumably a model, holding up component parts of a nuclear scaler produced by the Berkeley Division of Beckman Instruments. A scaler is an electronic instrument used to count…

Jayce Vidler (Mrs. Richard Vidler) won a contest among Beckman Instruments employees to create a new slogan for the company's 25th anniversary. Her winning entry was "Instrumental in Your Future."

Four unidentified men flank a Beckman HC/CO tester. This instrument detects pollutants in the exhaust from vehicles with combustion engines.

Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and…

This bus was used for traveling or on location demonstrations and marketing of process control systems and instruments.

Beckman Instruments entered the gas chromatograph business in 1956 with the acquisition of the successful Watts Manufacturing Company. Later that year, Beckman Instruments produced its first gas chromatograph, the GC-1,…

Beckman Instruments debuted an Immunochemistry Analyzer in 1977 and an Auto ICS (Immunochemistry System) in 1980.

Electronics Engineer William Birnbaum demonstrates a Phonocardiogram System (including at Type 531 Oscilloscope), manufactured by Beckman Instruments. This instrument was used on at least one of the Project Gemini…

Kayser, a Beckman Instruments project engineer, is holding electroencephalograph electrodes and a signal conditioner. This oscilloscope-based device was used aboard at least one of the Gemini spacecrafts to monitor…

Dr. Robert Gafford, a project manager for Beckman Instruments, holds a Cardiovascular Reflex Conditioning System. This instrument was used aboard at least one of the Project Gemini manned spaceflights in 1965-1966 in an…

First produced in 1980, the Beckman Auto ICS (Immunochemistry System) is a fully automated system that measures specific protein concentrations in body fluids. It can be used to monitor the presence and concentration of…

Radioimmunoassay is an assay technique used to measure concentrations of antigens by use of antibodies. This test often requires making antigens radioactive and is frequently used to measure hormones in blood.

Advertisement for the L8 Ultracentrifuge, which became one of the workhorse centrifuge models of the 1980s and 1990s.

Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry…

Shown with a pen for scale. These were likely manufactured by the Helipot Division.

At an event or party talking to an unidentified man.

This instrument includes an oxygen analyzer, but its end product and purpose is unclear.

Alan Kahn was Beckman's Medical Director. He is pictured holding an electrode designed for use during surgery and research projects. It monitored electrical signals from the brain, heart, and muscle tissue.

Walt Donner worked in Advanced Technology Operations at Beckman Instruments and on projects for the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA). Jim Cook was presumably a Beckman Instruments employee who…