Beckman Historical Collection

Resistor networks combine several resistors into a single component.

This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products.

Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O.…

Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…

This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products, in this case a pair of analog to digital (ADC) converters.

Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…

This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products, in this case a trimmer potentiometer.

Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume…

Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…

Resistor ladders are electrical circuits made from repeating units of resistors.

Voltage regulators maintain a constant voltage level in electrical devices.

Though the photograph is labeled as Series 804, the pictured component reads 802.

Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…

This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products, in this case voltage regulators.

Voltage regulators maintain a constant voltage level in electrical devices. This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products.

This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products, in this case a pair of switches.

Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…

Resistor ladders are electrical circuits made from repeating units of resistors.

This photograph is part of a series of marketing images used to demonstrate the small size of Helipot products, in this case a microcircuit.

Voltage regulators maintain a constant voltage level in electrical devices.

The Model 811 was a ladder network microcircuit. Resistor ladders are electrical circuits made from repeating units of resistors.

Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…

Potentiometers regulate the flow of electricity, like the volume dial on a radio. In 1940, Arnold O. Beckman was unsatisfied with dials on the market, so he designed his own helical potentiometers, or helipots, for use…