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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Label	Occurrences
California Institute of Technology canonical	379
Caltech	22
Caltech campus	6
California Institute of Technology (attended)	1
Caltech Beavers	1
Caltech athletics	1
Caltech campus in Pasadena	1

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	Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ surface form: 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 University ⓘ surface form: Throop College of Technology Throop University ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Pasadena, California
managedBy	California Institute of Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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	Greater Los Angeles Area ⓘ surface form: Los Angeles metropolitan area
religiousAffiliation	nonsectarian ⓘ
researchStrength	computational science ⓘ materials science ⓘ planetary science ⓘ quantum physics ⓘ seismology ⓘ space science ⓘ
selectivity	highly selective ⓘ
shortName	California Institute of Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Caltech
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
type	private university ⓘ
website	https://www.caltech.edu/ ⓘ

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California, United States → hasMajorUniversity → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

subject surface form: California

J. Robert Oppenheimer → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Julius → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

subject surface form: Julius Robert Oppenheimer

Richard Feynman → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Southern California → hasUniversity → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Linus Pauling → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Linus Pauling → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Feynman Lectures on Physics → originalInstitution → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Frances Arnold → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Frances Arnold → workplace → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Ahmed Zewail → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Ahmed Zewail → workplace → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Pauling electronegativity scale → developedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Gordon E. Moore → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Murray Gell-Mann → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

California Institute of Technology → shortName → California Institute of Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caltech

California Institute of Technology → managedBy → California Institute of Technology self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

William Shockley → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Pasadena → hasUniversity → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Association of Pacific Rim Universities → hasMember → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

John R. Pierce → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

John R. Pierce → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Jet Propulsion Laboratory → operatedBy → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Jet Propulsion Laboratory → foundedBy → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Donald E. Knuth → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

John McCarthy → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Frank Capra → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Greater Los Angeles Area → hasUniversity → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics → locatedIn → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics → affiliation → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Petros Koumoutsakos → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Richard C. Tolman → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Max Delbrück → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Robin Hanson → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Olga Taussky-Todd → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Robert B. Leighton → workInstitution → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Robert B. Leighton → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Robert B. Leighton → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Robert B. Leighton → taughtAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Howard P. Robertson → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Chia-Shun Yih → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Howard A. Stone → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Charles Hard Townes → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Stanley Corrsin → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Beverley J. McKeon → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Ralph Leighton → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Feynman’s Tips on Physics (as editor/curator) → associatedWith → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

subject surface form: Feynman’s Tips on Physics

Theodosius Dobzhansky → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Seth Neddermeyer → employer → California Institute of Technology ⓘ

Seth Neddermeyer → educatedAt → California Institute of Technology ⓘ