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Coulter STKS Hematology Sample Testing System
- Undated
A blood cell counter system on display at what is likely a trade show. This technology is based on the Coulter principle and the the Coulter Counter, which quantifies and sizes particles suspended in a fluid, like blood…
- Subject Medical laboratory technology, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Blood cell count--Equipment and supplies, Coulter principle, Medical electronics, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Two women using a Model F Coulter Counter
- 1960s
Based on the Coulter principle, the Coulter Counter quantifies and sizes particles suspended in a fluid, like blood cells, bacteria, and a wide variety of other substances. The instrument works by drawing liquid…
- Subject Women in science, Medical laboratory technology, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Blood cell count--Equipment and supplies, Women in medicine, Flow cytometry
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Unidentified man giving a presentation about a Beckman Cl/CO2 Analyzer
- 1975 – 1984
Beckman first marketed a chloride/CO2 analyzer in 1975.

The Beckman chloride/carbon dioxide analyzer was used to measure both gasses in biological fluids like sweat, blood, and spinal fluid.
- Photographer Allan Dean Walker Photography
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Chlorides, Business presentations, Carbon dioxide, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman NASA Spaceborne Colorimeter
- Circa 1969
This instrument was created in 1968 by Beckman Instruments' Advanced Technology Operations (ATO) specifically for measuring the effect of space flight on calcium and creatinine levels in astronauts' urine. Colorimeters…
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Colorimetry--Instruments, Electronics in space medicine, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Continuous Particle Electrophoresis System
- Circa 1972
This prototype CPE system was designed by Beckman Instruments' Advanced Technology Operations (ATO) for the NASA Skylab Program in 1972. Beckman sought to predict how CPE would function in a weightless environment,…
- Subject Electrophoresis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electronics in space medicine, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman NASA CPE Collector
- Circa 1976
Designed for NASA by Beckman Instruments' Advanced Technology Operations in 1976, this multiple fraction collector was part of the Beckman Continuous Particle Electrophoresis system used for separating biological…
- Subject Electrophoresis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Electronics in space medicine, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Spaceborne Cabin Analyzer
- Circa 1961
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…
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Gas chromatography--Equipment and supplies, Electronics in space medicine, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Laboratory and Biostat Photosynthetic Gas Exchange System
- 1964
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…
- Photographer Laursen, Rene
- Subject Respiration, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Plants--Respiration, Scientific apparatus and instruments, United States. Air Force, Space medicine, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman physiological and cardiovascular monitoring system
- 1965
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…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Regional blood flow--Regulation, Electronics in space medicine, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Integrated Medical and Behavioral Laboratory Measurement System (IMBLMS)
- 1966
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,…
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement--Instruments, Spectrophotometer, Centrifuges, Electronics in space medicine, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Parotid gland secretion study
- Circa 1964
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…
- Subject United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Salivary glands, Space medicine, Electronics in space medicine, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Parotid glands
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Beckman Biosatellite O2 system
- 1964
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…
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, Rulers (Instruments), Electronics in space medicine, Pressure transducers, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Woman using a Beckman Model 990 Peptide Sequencer
- 1974
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Peptides--Synthesis, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Accutrace Electroencephalograph
- Circa 1973
The Beckman Accutrace was introduced in 1973. Electroencephalographs are used to monitor and record electrical activity of the brain.
- Subject Medical electronics--Equipment and supplies, Electroencephalography, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Glucose Analyzer
- Circa 1969
The Glucose Analyzer was developed by James Sternberg in 1969 and was one of several very successful medical testing and analysis instruments that Beckman Instruments produced in the 1970s. Its size, speed, and price…
- Subject Medical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Glucose--Analysis, Blood sugar--Analysis, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Model RM-10 Apnea Alarm
- Undated
- Subject Sleep apnea syndromes, Medical instruments and apparatus, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Roadrunner II Mobile Exhibit
- Undated
A traveling exhibit of Beckman Instruments' biomedical instruments products.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Road Runner (Fictitious character), Scientific apparatus and instruments--Marketing, Medical instruments and apparatus, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Woman assembling a Beckman Immunochemistry Analyzer
- Circa 1977
Beckman Instruments debuted an Immunochemistry Analyzer in 1977 and an Auto ICS (Immunochemistry System) in 1980.
- Subject Immunochemistry, Scientific apparatus and instruments--Design and construction, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Women employees, Medical instruments and apparatus
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William Birnbaum with a Phonocardiogram System
- Circa 1965
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…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Phonocardiography, Oscilloscopes, Project Gemini (U.S.), Beckman Instruments, Inc., Medical instruments and apparatus
Photographs, Portraits

Robert Gafford with Cardiovascular Reflex Conditioning System
- Circa 1965
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…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Blood--Circulation--Regulation, Project Gemini (U.S.), Space medicine, Medical instruments and apparatus, Scientists--Portraits, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Chuck Kayser with oscilloscope
- Circa 1965
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…
- Photographer Dietrich, T. A.
- Subject Electrodes, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Oscilloscopes, Project Gemini (U.S.), Space medicine, Electronics in space medicine, Medical instruments and apparatus, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Auto Immunochemistry System
- Circa 1980
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…
- Subject Immunochemistry, Medical instruments and apparatus, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Photographs, Portraits

Portrait of Alan R. Kahn
- 1964
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.
- Subject Electrodes, Scientists--Portraits, Medical instruments and apparatus, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
Postage stamps

First Day Cover commemorating Dr. Rosalyn S. Yalow
- 1979
Cachet created by Colorano is a silk depiction of Rosalyn S. Yalow with text that describes the work which earned her the 1977 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Part of the Women's History Series (No. 83) by the National…
- Creator Of Work Colorano
- Subject Women in science, Postage stamps, Jewish scientists, Women scientists, Postmarks, Yalow, Rosalyn S. (Rosalyn Sussman), 1921-2011, Science on postage stamps, Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955, Nobel Prize winners, Cachets (Philately), Physicists, Women in medicine, Women Nobel Prize winners
Postage stamps

Congolese postage stamp commemorating Alexander Fleming's Nobel Prize in Medicine
- After 1970 – before 1991
Stamp depicts Alexander Fleming and penicillin.
- Artist Vásárhelyi, Gyula László 1929-
- Subject Postage stamps, Biologists, Fleming, Alexander, 1881-1955, Penicillin, Pharmacologists, Commemorative postage stamps, Medical botanists, Science on postage stamps, Nobel Prize winners, Congo (Brazzaville)

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