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A Letter from President Chameau
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How Science Takes Root
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Features:
From Lab Bench to Marketplace
by Kimm Fesenmaier
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What Is a Quantum Computer?
by Marcus Y. Woo
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Bridging the Gap
by Katie Neith
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Alumni Impact
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Random Walk:
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Obituaries
Wallace "Wal" Sargent
Robert F. Christy
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Endnotes
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A Letter from President Chameau
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Crossing Boundaries
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The Ties that Find
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Features:
Beyond Rocks: John Eiler
by Marcus Y. Woo
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The Molecular Geomicrobiologist: Dianne Newman
by Katie Neith
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How to Become a Snowflake Physicist: Ken Libbrecht
by Kimm Fesenmaier
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Hunting for Surprises: Rob Phillips
by Kimm Fesenmaier
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Searching for Memories: Shuki Bruck
by Marcus Y. Woo
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The Path to Scientific Freedom: Alexander Varshavsky
by Katie Neith
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Alumni Impact
by Katharine Gammon
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Random Walk:
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Endnotes
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A Letter from President Chameau
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Features:
The Fight of the Century
by Katie Neith
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Decision Making 2012
by Marcus Woo
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I Can See (More) Clearly Now
by Kimm Fesenmaier
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Alumni Impact
by Katharine Gammon
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Random Walk:
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Obituaries
Hardy C. Martel
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Endnotes
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A Letter from President Chameau
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Features:
Mission to Mars
by Kimm Fesenmaier
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Eyes on the Skies
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Anchors Aweigh
by Katie Neith
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Field Notes
by Marcus Woo
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Alumni Impact
by Katharine Gammon
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Random Walk:
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Obituaries
Roy J. Britten
Bob O'Rourke
Harold Zirin
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Endnotes
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A Letter from President Chameau
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Features:
From the Ground Up
by Kathy Svitil
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A Sea Urchin's Life
by Marcus Woo
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Big Small Things Happening Here
by Kimm Fesenmaier
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Caltech's Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Katie Neith
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Alumni Impact
by Katharine Gammon
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Random Walk:
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Obituaries
Nicholas W. Tschoegl
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Aron Kuppermann
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Endnotes
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A Letter from President Chameau
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Features:
Different Minds
by Lori Oliwenstein
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Connecting the Dots
by Katie Neith
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Programming Molecular Apps
by Marcus Y. Woo
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Naturally Inspired
by Kimm Fesenmaier
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Some Assembly Required
by Kathy Svitil
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Alumni Impact
by Katharine Gammon
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Random Walk:
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Endnotes
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We asked Caltech alums to tell us their favorite classroom or laboratory memory. Here's what they had to say:
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A Letter from President Chameau
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Features:
From Dendrites to Decisions
by Lori Oliwenstein
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The Scientific Life
by Kathy Svitil
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Lessons from Japan
by Katie Neith
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Plenty of Room at the Blackboard
by Kathy Svitil
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Alumni Impact
by Ramanuj Basu
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Random Walk:
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Linde + Robinson Lab
Dawn Over Vesta
Tête-à-Tech
Cosine Cuisine
Flight of the Techers
Hot or Not?
The Crater-to-Canyon Tour
And the Earth Was Without Form . . .
Obituary
W. Barclay Kamb
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Endnotes
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A Letter from President Chameau
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Features:
Special Section: Power Players
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"The Prodigal Sun Returns"
by Lori Oliwenstein
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From Rags to (Educational) Riches
by Katie Neith
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Warm Waters, Cold Winters
Wall of Sound
'Mid These Dancing Rocks
On the Fence
House of the Powering Sun
E/Q Phone Home
Earthshaking News
Robots Reuse, Recycle
Endnotes
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A Letter from the Alumni Association
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Features:
Fun with Dick at TEDx
by Douglas L. Smith
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"Roughing It"
by Lori Oliwenstein
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Jaws 'R' Us
by Kathy Svitil
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Unexpected Connections
by Marcus Y. Woo
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Random Walk:
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Junior Achievement
A New Streak
Hail from the Chief
A Supernova Surprise
Better Than a Poke in the Eye
Cosmic Collisiions
Automata in Our Midst
The Physicist Who Came to Dinner
Dune the Math
Obituaries
Thomas J. Ahrens
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Eugene W. Cowan
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Endnotes
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TEDx Caltech—January 14, 2011
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Features:
Be Aware of Your Inner Zombie
by Andrew Porterfield
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"Like It or Not, We Are Living on This Planet"
by Heidi Aspaturian
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Podcast: Joe Kirschvink on Ancient Climates
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Sex, Flies, and Videotape
by Douglas L. Smith
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Random Walk:
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Having a Blast
On the Map
Why Do We Sleep?
The MKIDs Are Alright
Operation: Mars Antenna • pdf •
Books
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had it Coming by Mike Brown
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Global Trends, Global Futures: Living with Declining Living Standards by Thayer Scudder
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Disaster Deferred: How New Science Is Changing Our View of Earthquake Hazards in the Midwest by Seth Stein
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Red Star, Crescent Moon: A Muslim-Jewish Love Story by Robert A. Rosenstone
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The 50 Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System by David Baker and Todd Ratcliff
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Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction by Susan Hough
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Smogtown by Chip Jacobs and William J. Kelly
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Obituaries
Jerrold E. Marsden
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Ralph W. Kavanagh
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Thad Vreeland, Jr.
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An Eel's Wake
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Features:
Sustainable Energy—Without the Hot Air
by David MacKay
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Discovering New Worlds
by Marcus Y. Woo
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Addicted to Nicotine
by Michael Torrice
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Random Walk:
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A Universe of Astronomical Data
Tolerating a Fetus
Shoot the Moon, Hit a Rover
First Steps for Curiosity
Lutetia and Saturn
T Cells Make a Commitment
SURFin' Safari
In Memoriam
Andrew Lange
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Hans W. Liepmann
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Obituaries
R. David Middlebrook
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Edwin S. Munger
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Books
On Fact and Fraud: Cautionary Tales from the Front Lines of Science by David Goodstein
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Letters
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40 Years Ago in E&S
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Features:
A Mine for Dark Matter
by Marcus Y. Woo
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Cassini's Ringside Seat
by Linda Doran
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Recommend a Movie, Win a Million Bucks
by Joseph Sill
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Random Walk:
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Schlinger Lab Dedicated
Of Flies and Men
Revenge of the Hindenberg
Another Alum Goes to Washington
Caltech Turns 100—again.
Lemelson Winners Announced
Voyager Nears the Local Fluff
Money On Your Mind
Getting Inside a Fly's Head
Old Magazines Never Die
Making Book On the LHC
Letters
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Books
A Dream of Undying Fame: How Freud Betrayed His Mentor and Invented Psychoanalysis by Louis Breger
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"Plenty of Room at the Bottom" Turns 50
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Features:
Diving for Microbes
by Marcus Y. Woo
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The Arrow of Time
by Sean Carroll
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The Light and Sound Fantastic
by Douglas L. Smith
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Random Walk:
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Annenberg Center Dedicated
Ubiquitin's Kiss of Death
Dim and Dimmer
Now You See What WISE Sees
Parallax in Motion
Chess in Space
The Solar Army is Recruiting
Intrabodies R Us
So Cal's Seismo Stimulus
Sold!
Obituaries and Letters:
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Obituaries:
Andrew Lange
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Lew Allen Jr.
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James K. Knowles
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F. Brock Fuller
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Letters:
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From the Editor
by Douglas L. Smith
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Features:
Roving on Mars
by Marcus Y. Woo
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Put Some Sunlight in Your Tank
by Douglas L. Smith
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On the (Molecular) Origin of Species
by Douglas L. Smith
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The Neural Basis of Self-Control
by Antonio Rangel
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Random Walk:
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JPL Under Fire
Another Techer in Space
Staying Firm Under Pressure
There's Water on the Moon...
...And More Ice on Mars
Plankton Stirs the Oceans
Ulysses Ends its Odyssey
A New Ring for Saturn
CCAT Takes the Torch
Letters, Obituary, and Faculty File:
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Obituary:
Hans W. Liepmann
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