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Ned Irons

Ned quietly passed away at his Makaha Beach home on the island of Oahu, on November 19,2022. Ned was the Co-founder and first chairman of the Computer Science Department at Yale University. Education; Undergraduate Princeton University, Masters, Cal Tech, PHD Yale...
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Science In Action

Caltech’s campus is getting a sustainable upgrade from Yazdani Studios Photography by Yazdani StudioThe Los Angeles-based architecture firm created an innovative design incorporating mass timber for the Resnick Sustainability Resource Center. Currently under...
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Americans in Paris

Travel is more than a destination. And despite the cliché, it’s more than the journey. The right travel companions can make a good trip into a great experience. by Zachary KelchOn Techer Alumni Tours, Caltech community members explore and learn together, making trips...
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Mining the Skies

Have Joel Sercel, PhD (MS ’87, PhD ’93) and TransAstra finally figured out how to unlock the promise of asteroid mining? by Steven Boyd Saum Photography by Leah Lee Until A Few Years Ago, the total number of satellites in orbit was just a few thousand. In the next...
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Wilton Wells Webster, Jr. (BS ’49), 1928–2018

Wilton Wells (“Will”) Webster, Jr. (BS ’49), a pioneering inventor of cardiac catheters, passed away on November 10. He was 90. Curing patients with heart arrhythmias by radio-frequency ablation using catheters was a novel approach until Will Webster, together with...

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A Celebration of Caltech Alumnus Frank Capra

A Celebration of Caltech Alumnus Frank Capra and Screening of It’s a Wonderful Life Join CaltechLive! for a free, holiday screening of It’s a Wonderful Life on Saturday, December 1 in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium. The screening is part of a broader tribute to Caltech...

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