Originally named Throop University, the California Institute of Technology, or Caltech, was founded in 1891 in Pasadena, California. The campus sits on 124 acres in its Southern California community. Known for its world-acclaimed engineering and science institute, the school has produced 37 Nobel Laureates, 58 National Medal of Science recipients and 13 National Medal of Technology and Innovation recipients. Notable alumni include American theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, American businessman Howard Hughes, American astronomer Amy Mainzer, American astrophysicist Alex Filippenko and American physicist Joseph Polchinski. There are over 24,000 living CalTech alumni around the world. Its global facilities include the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which the school founded in the 1930s and has managed for NASA since 1958; the Caltech Seismological Laboratory, which is recognized internationally for its geophysical research; and its International Observatory Network, in places like Hawaii, California and Chile. The school has 20 NCAA Division III varsity sports, and was one of the founders of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). The school mascot is nature’s engineer, the beaver, and the official colors are orange and white. CalTech’s motto is,”The truth shall make you free.”
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located 10 miles northeast of Downtown Los Angeles. The estimated population of Pasadena was 142,059, in 2016, making it the 183rd-largest city in the United States. Pasadena is the ninth-largest city in Los Angeles County. More from Wikipedia...
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