The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman of Beckman Instruments (at that time still National Technical Laboratories) to keep up with the demand for Beckman's reliable dial, also…

An unidentified man holds what is likely a hall effect sensor ("half effect" may be a misspelling in the original label on the photograph).

The Helipot Corporation was founded during World War II by Arnold O. Beckman…

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,…

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 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 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 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 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…

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 building housed the Information Display Operations wing of Beckman Instruments.

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.

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.

These men and this instrument are from the Special Products Division of Beckman Instruments.

Dr. William F. Ballhaus, Sr. (1918-2013) was a Stanford- and Caltech-educated aeronautical engineer who assumed the presidency of Beckman Instruments in 1965. During his tenure, Ballhaus oversaw the company's shift away…

Arnold O. Beckman (right) and an unidentified man looking at what are likely blueprints or architectural drawings in front of construction equipment.

Arnold Beckman is on the left.

The instrument is labeled "Beckman Data and Control System[s]." The other men in the photograph are unidentified.

From the Beckman Historical Collection, this unidentified photograph may have been taken at a company event at Beckman Instruments, Inc.