General view of several Beckman Instruments employees wiring a timing generator purchased by Convair Astronautics. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Pete Kappauf; Homer…

General view of several female Beckman Instruments employees wiring and connecting a cabinet purchased by Autonetics, a division of North American Aviation. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as…

General view of several female employees assembling a stepper harness for use with a NASA system. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Evelyn Gulick; Agnes Ross; and Edith…

General view of several Beckman Instruments employees inspecting a cooling fan before installation in a PICE system. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Hank Harczak; Dan…

General view of several Beckman Instruments employees inspecting a receiver cabinet purchased by the Thiokol Chemical Company. The employees visible in the photographs are identified as follows (left to right): Jim…

General view of several Beckman Instruments employees sorting wires for an Ames System Control Panel. The employees visible in the photograph are identified as follows (left to right): Joe Verifaillie; Chuck Bonner; and…

A commercial solid-state computer system, including a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems 920 digital computer, was released in 1964. Beckman developed programming and utility systems, including…

The photograph showing the full view of the computer bears the Moss Photography stamp; the other is unattributed.

The integrated computing system, including a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems…

This brochure highlights the transistor diode's use for computers, telephony, control, and pulse circuitry.

In 1955, Arnold O. Beckman and William Shockley entered business together when they established Shockley…

This brochure highlights sawtooth oscillator, pulse generator, bistable, and ring counter applications for the NPNP silicon switch.

In 1955, Arnold O. Beckman and William Shockley entered business together when they…

This staple-bound booklet was a reprint from Electronic Industries & Tele-Tech. It was part of the in-house research library of Beckman Industries; a pocket for a library checkout card is affixed to the back cover.

In…

This manual describes the features, programming patchboard system, and operational components of the Model 2230 analog computer.

Beckman Instruments' analog computers were being produced by their Berkeley Division as…

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,…

This memo details research about the the Liston-Becker Company, which Beckman Instruments acquired in 1955.

Arnold O. Beckman notes that some of the company's instruments (including pH meters and infrared spectrophotometers) are already being used to monitor air quality, and expresses interest in developing instruments…

Patterson, with the laboratory supply distributor Arthur H. Thomas Company, photographed the "slight altercation" between salesmen at the Society for Applied Spectroscopy meeting.

Glenn Joseph expresses appreciation for a tour of Beckman's Fullerton plant and the gift of a pH meter themed desk set.

In the 1930s, Joseph approached Beckman for assistance measuring pH for the citrus industry. The…

In this letter, John F. Bishop relates a conversation with Herbert Hoover, Jr., in which Hoover recommended that Beckman choose "a man who understands the American way of business," rather than a European candidate, to…

The report of a conference between Don Straus, Roy Holm, Bob Cunningham, Bud Schuler, Chuck Bowes, and Bruce Lindeke discussing options for recruiting engineers, including targeting engineers' wives, emphasizing…

This in-house publication features a story on the creation of a credit union, employee recreation, the filming of "Success Story," the company's presence at the Pittsburgh Symposium, and Lee de Forest's visit to a…

This in-house publication includes a story about the filming of "Success Story," the company's new Spinco division, and the "feminine talent" in the Cables and Resistors department.

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…

This wall chart was included as an insert in a 1974 Model E operating manual.

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

In 1955, Arnold O. Beckman and William Shockley entered business together when they established Shockley Semiconductor Laboratories as a subsidiary of Beckman Instruments, Inc. with the goal of mass producing…

In 1955, Arnold O. Beckman and William Shockley entered business together when they established Shockley Semiconductor Laboratories as a subsidiary of Beckman Instruments, Inc. with the goal of mass producing…