California Institute of Technology

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educational institution nonprofit organization private research university university

The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned private research university in Pasadena, California, especially known for its strength in science and engineering and its contributions to space exploration and technology.

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Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	educational institution → nonprofit organization → private research university → university →
abbreviation	CIT →
academicFocus	applied science → astronomy → biology → chemistry → computer science → earth sciences → engineering → mathematics → physics → science → technology →
affiliation	NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory →
athleticsAffiliation	NCAA Division III →
athleticsConference	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference →
campusSetting	urban →
campusSize	approximately 124 acres →
city	Pasadena →
colors	orange → white →
continent	North America →
country	United States of America →
endowmentCurrency	USD →
formerName	Throop College of Technology → Throop Polytechnic Institute → Throop University →
founder	Amos G. Throop →
foundingDate	1891 →
governance	board of trustees →
hasAcademicDivision	Division of Biology and Biological Engineering → Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering → Division of Engineering and Applied Science → Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences → Division of Humanities and Social Sciences → Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy →
hasNotableAlumniField	Nobel laureates → Turing Award laureates →
knownFor	space exploration research → strength in science and engineering → technology innovation →
languageOfInstruction	English →
locatedIn	Pasadena, California →
managedBy	California Institute of Technology →
mascot	Beaver →
memberOf	AAU → Association of American Universities → Association of Independent Technological Universities →
motto	The truth shall make you free →
mottoLanguage	English →
offersDegree	graduate degrees → undergraduate degrees →
offersProgram	Doctoral programs →
operates	Jet Propulsion Laboratory →
presidentTitle	President of Caltech →
region	Los Angeles metropolitan area →
religiousAffiliation	nonsectarian →
researchStrength	computational science → materials science → planetary science → quantum physics → seismology → space science →
selectivity	highly selective →
shortName	Caltech →
state	California →
type	private university →
website	https://www.caltech.edu/ →

Referenced by (116)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ahmed Zewail → Amnon Yariv → Arnold O. Beckman → Beno Gutenberg → Beverley J. McKeon → Charles Francis Richter → David L. Goodstein → David W. C. MacMillan → Frances Arnold → Fritz Zwicky → Gregory C. Fu → Harold Brown → Howard P. Robertson → J. Robert Oppenheimer → John R. Pierce → Julius Robert Oppenheimer → Kip Thorne → Linus Pauling → Marshall Hall → Max Delbrück → Murray Gell-Mann → Olga Taussky-Todd → Peter B. Dervan → Richard C. Tolman → Richard Feynman → Robert A. Millikan → Robert B. Leighton → Robert F. Christy → Seth Neddermeyer → Theodosius Dobzhansky →	employer
Alexei Filippenko → Arnold O. Beckman → Bernard F. Schutz → Charles Francis Richter → Charles Hard Townes → Chia-Shun Yih → Donald E. Knuth → Eugene N. Parker → Frank Borman → Frank Capra → Gordon E. Moore → Howard A. Stone → James M. Bardeen → John McCarthy → John R. Pierce → Kip Thorne → Linus Pauling → Paul Steinhardt ("Caltech") → Petros Koumoutsakos → Ralph Leighton → Robert B. Leighton → Robert Tarjan → Robin Hanson → Seth Neddermeyer → Stanley Corrsin → William Shockley →	educatedAt
Division of Biology and Biological Engineering ("Caltech") → Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering → Division of Engineering and Applied Science → Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences ("Caltech") → Division of Humanities and Social Sciences → Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy →	parentOrganization
Division of Biology and Biological Engineering → Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering → Division of Engineering and Applied Science → Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences → Division of Humanities and Social Sciences → Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy →	partOf
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering ("Caltech") → Division of Engineering and Applied Science → Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy ("Caltech") → Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics → Owens Valley Radio Observatory ("Caltech") →	affiliation
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering ("Caltech campus") → Division of Engineering and Applied Science ("Caltech campus") → Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences ("Caltech campus") → Division of Humanities and Social Sciences ("Caltech campus") →	campus
Greater Los Angeles Area → Pasadena → Southern California →	hasUniversity
Frank Borman → Ivan Sutherland →	almaMater
Beaver (Caltech mascot) ("Caltech athletics") → Feynman’s Tips on Physics →	associatedWith
Jet Propulsion Laboratory → Owens Valley Radio Observatory ("Caltech") →	foundedBy
Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics → NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive →	locatedIn
Jet Propulsion Laboratory → NEOWISE mission →	operatedBy
Amnon Yariv → Robert B. Leighton →	workInstitution
Ahmed Zewail → Frances Arnold →	workplace
Ivan Sutherland →	academicEmployer
W. M. Keck Observatory →	affiliatedWith
Beaver (Caltech mascot) →	category
NuSTAR →	collaboratingInstitution
Pauling electronegativity scale →	developedAt
California →	hasMajorUniversity
Association of Pacific Rim Universities →	hasMember
NASA Exoplanet Archive ("Caltech") →	locatedAt
United States technology sector →	majorResearchInstitution
Jet Propulsion Laboratory →	managedBy
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference →	memberInstitution
Beaver (Caltech mascot) →	officialMascotOf
Owens Valley Radio Observatory →	operator
Feynman Lectures on Physics →	originalInstitution
Owens Valley Radio Observatory →	ownedBy
Thirty Meter Telescope →	partnerInstitution
NuSTAR →	PIInstitution
Throop University →	predecessorOf
Beaver (Caltech mascot) →	represents
California Institute of Technology ("Caltech") →	shortName
Spitzer Space Telescope →	spaceAgency
Robert B. Leighton →	taughtAt