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Shocking Upset

Shocking Upset In 1968, Wally Rippel, BS (BS ’68) and his Caltech team challenged MIT students to a cross-country race of electric cars Courtesy of Caltech Archives Rippel’s personally modified Volkswagen bus was the scrappy underdog, its floor covered with 20...

Walter John Jr.

Walter John Jr. Dr. Walter John Jr., 99, of San Francisco, California, passed away April 14, 2023. A distinguished aerosol physicist, he conducted groundbreaking air pollution research, studying airborne particles and designing instruments to measure air pollution. A...

Paper Trails

Paper Trails This grizzly bear is made from a single sheet of handmade paper Courtesy of Robert J. Lang For Robert Lang, PhD (BS ’82, PhD ’86), the principles of mathematics and engineering have proven essential to his standing as one of the world’s leading masters of...

Groundbreakers

Groundbreakers On the 50th anniversary of their graduation, the first women to earn bachelor’s degrees at Caltech reflect on the experience by Marisa Demers On the 50th anniversary of their graduation, the first women to earn bachelor’s degrees at Caltech...