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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Howard Hughes - Fictional media inspirations

The following fictional characters appear to have been, at least in part, patterned after Hughes: "Charles Foster Kane" of the Orson Welles film Citizen Kane. This character was based on a composite of Howard Hughes and William Randolph Hearst. "Willard Whyte" of the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever Tony Stark, a wealthy inventor and industrialist who becomes Marvel Comics's Iron Man. The Simpsons episode "$pringfield" in which Montgomery Burns exhibits Hughes's OCD, inc ...

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Howard Hughes, Howard Hughes - Birth, Howard Hughes - Education, Howard Hughes - Death of parents, Howard Hughes - Hollywood, Howard Hughes - Aviator and engineer, Howard Hughes - Air crash, Howard Hughes - Spruce Goose, Howard Hughes - RKO, Howard Hughes - Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Howard Hughes - Glomar Explorer, Howard Hughes - Recluse, Howard Hughes - Later years, Howard Hughes - Death and burial, Howard Hughes - Estate, Howard Hughes - Factual media portrayals, Howard Hughes - Books, Howard Hughes - Movies, Howard Hughes - Fictional media inspirations, Howard Hughes - Music

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - John N. Bahcall - Academic career

He graduated with an A.B. from Berkeley in 1956, obtained his M.S. in physics in 1957 from the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. in physics from Harvard in 1961. He became a research fellow in physics at Indiana University in 1960 and then worked at the California Institute of Technology from 1962 to 1970, where he worked alongside Richard Feynman, Murray Gell-Mann, and William Fowler. He was appointed professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton in 1971. He became a member of the National Academy of Science in 1976. H ...

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John N. Bahcall, John N. Bahcall - Early and family life, John N. Bahcall - Academic career, John N. Bahcall - Honors, John N. Bahcall - Quotes

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - National Defense Research Committee - Organization

The NDRC was created under the aegis of the Council of National Defense, which had been created in 1916 to coordinate industry and resources for national security purposes, by an order of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 27, 1940. Vannevar Bush, the director of the Carnegie Institution, had pressed for the creation of the NDRC because he had seen during World War I the lack of cooperation between civilian scientists and the military. Bush managed to get a meeting with the President on June 12, 1940 and took a single sheet of paper ...

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National Defense Research Committee, National Defense Research Committee - Organization, National Defense Research Committee - NDRC research, National Defense Research Committee - Creation of the OSRD, National Defense Research Committee - Select NDRC projects, National Defense Research Committee - NDRC research organization

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - List of Boston College people - Notable Boston College alumni

List of Boston College people - Arts and literature. Robert Ambrose, Music Director and Conductor, Atlanta Wind Symphony Margaret Badenhausen, 1966, painter/printmaker James Balog, 1974, photographer Peter Dee, 1961, playwright Larry Deyab, 1979, painter Brendan Galvin, 1960, poet George V. Higgins, 1961, JD 1967, novelist Charles Hogan, 1989, novelist/screenwriter Jack Kerouac, x1943, poet Natalia Majluf, 1988, curator, Museo ...

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List of Boston College people, List of Boston College people - Notable Boston College alumni, List of Boston College people - Arts and literature, List of Boston College people - Business, List of Boston College people - Education, List of Boston College people - Entertainment, List of Boston College people - Law politics and public service, List of Boston College people - Media and communication, List of Boston College people - Religion, List of Boston College people - Science technology and medicine, List of Boston College people - Sports, List of Boston College people - Notable Boston College faculty, List of Boston College people - Chemistry, List of Boston College people - Economics, List of Boston College people - English, List of Boston College people - Finance, List of Boston College people - History, List of Boston College people - Philosophy, List of Boston College people - Political science, List of Boston College people - Sociology, List of Boston College people - Theology

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Sierpinski triangle - Construction

An algorithm for obtaining arbitrarily close approximations to the Sierpinski triangle is as follows: Start with any triangle in a plane. The canonical Sierpinski triangle uses an equilateral triangle with a base parallel to the horizontal axis, (first image). Shrink the triangle by 1/2, make three copies, and position the three copies so that each triangle touches the two other triangles at a corner, (image 2). Repeat step 2 with each o ...

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Sierpinski triangle, Sierpinski triangle - Construction, Sierpinski triangle - Properties, Sierpinski triangle - Analogs in higher dimension, Sierpinski triangle - Self-assembly with DNA, Sierpinski triangle - Computer Program

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Spindle neuron - ACC spindle neurons

In 1999, Professor John Allman, a neuroscientist, and colleagues at the California Institute of Technology first published a report on spindle neurons found in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) of hominids, but not in any other species. Neuronal volumes of ACC spindle neurons were larger in humans and the gracile chimpanzees than the spindle neurons of the robust gorillas and orangutans. Allman and his colleagues have delved beyond the level of brain infrastructure to investigate how spindle neurons function at the superstructural l ...

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Spindle neuron, Spindle neuron - Function of spindle neurons, Spindle neuron - Evolutionary significance, Spindle neuron - ACC spindle neurons, Spindle neuron - Frontoinsular spindle neurons, Spindle neuron - Spindle neuron concentrations, Spindle neuron - ACC, Spindle neuron - Frontoinsula, Spindle neuron - Related pathologies

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Tenth planet - Tenth planets in astronomy

The Planet X hypothesis, first put forth by Percival Lowell in the late 19th century, stated that there was a fifth gas giant beyond the orbit of Neptune, providing the most common basis for the existence of a tenth planet. The X stands for unknown, rather than the Roman numeral for 10 — when Lowell postulated Planet X, the known planets totaled eight. Planet X was intended to explain perceived anomalies in the orbits of the outer planets. More accurate measurements taken by space probes such as Voyager 2 caused the anomalies to vanish without the need for an ext ...

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Tenth planet, Tenth planet - Tenth planets in astronomy, Tenth planet - Discovered candidates, Tenth planet - Persephone and Proserpina, Tenth planet - Tenth planets in fiction

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Thomas Hunt Morgan - Early life

Morgan was born in Lexington, Kentucky to Charlton Hunt Morgan and Ellen Key Howard. His family was part of a long line of Southern aristocracy, his father was a nephew of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan and his great-grandfather John Wesley Hunt had been the first millionaire west of the Allegheny Mountains. He was also a great-grandson of Francis Scott Key author of the "Star Spangled Banner". However following the Civil War the family had fallen on harder times with the loss of civil and property rights for those who aided the Confederacy. His father also had difficulty finding work in politics and spent ...

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Thomas Hunt Morgan, Thomas Hunt Morgan - Early life, Thomas Hunt Morgan - Bryn Mawr, Thomas Hunt Morgan - Columbia University, Thomas Hunt Morgan - Caltech, Thomas Hunt Morgan - Legacy

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Sidney Gottlieb - MKULTRA

In April 1953 Sidney Gottlieb headed the secret Project MKULTRA which was activated on the order of CIA director Allen Dulles. Gottlieb was known for administration of LSD and other psycho-active drugs to unwitting subjects and for financing psychiatric research and development of "techniques that would crush the human psyche to the point that it would admit anything." He sponsored physicians such as Ewen Cameron and Harris Isbell in controversial psychiatric research that used unwitting humans as guinea pigs. Many people had their lives destroyed in this research financed ...

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Sidney Gottlieb, Sidney Gottlieb - MKULTRA, Sidney Gottlieb - QJ/WIN, Sidney Gottlieb - Sources

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Satish Dhawan - Career

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India Senior Scientific Officer, 1951 Professor and Head of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering, 1955 Director, 1962-1981 California Insititute of Technology, USA Visiting Professor, 1971-72 National Aeronautical Laboratories, Bangalore, India Director, 1984-93 Indian Academy of Sciences President, 1977-1979 Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman, 1972-1995 Indian Space Commission ...

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Satish Dhawan, Satish Dhawan - Career, Satish Dhawan - Education, Satish Dhawan - Awards

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Athletics

Stats: NCAA Division I-A Conference: Big 12 (South) Major Rivalries: University of Oklahoma "The Bedlam Series" Minor Rivalries: University of Kansas (basketball), University of Iowa (wrestling) NCAA Championships: 46 Wrestling: 33 Golf: 9 Basketball: 2 Baseball: 1 Cross C ...

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Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Colleges, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Awards and distinctions, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Athletics, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Notable coaches, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - OSU Olympians, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Some distinguished alumni of Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Engineering architecture and sciences, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Academia, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Politics and public service, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Media and Entertainment, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Business, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Sports, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Campus buildings, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Academic buildings, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Residential buildings, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Other buildings, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Points of interest, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Notes

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Rubik's Cube - History

Rubik's Cube - Conception and development. The Magic Cube was invented in 1974 by Ernő Rubik, a Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture with an interest in geometry and the study of 3D forms. Ernő obtained Hungarian patent HU170062 for the Magic Cube in 1975, but did not take out international patents. The first test batches of the product were produced in late ...

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Rubik's Cube, Rubik's Cube - History, Rubik's Cube - Conception and development, Rubik's Cube - Popularity, Rubik's Cube - Workings, Rubik's Cube - Permutations, Rubik's Cube - Centre faces, Rubik's Cube - Solutions, Rubik's Cube - Competitions, Rubik's Cube - Rubik's Cube in mathematics and science, Rubik's Cube - Rubik's Cube in Philosophy of Science

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - San Gabriel Valley - Local area

The San Gabriel Valley is home to the annual Tournament of Roses Parade, which is broadcast live on television on New Year's Day from Pasadena. After the parade, the Rose Bowl game between two competing rival college football teams is also live from Pasadena. As the oldest incorporated city in the valley, the city of Pasadena serves somewhat of a cultural center for the San Gabriel Valley. Several art-house film and play theatres are located in Pasadena, including the renowned Pasadena Playhouse. In addition, the local news/talk National Public Radio station KPCC 89.3 FM broadcasts from Pasadena City College, a ...

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San Gabriel Valley, San Gabriel Valley - Cities and Communities, San Gabriel Valley - Brief San Gabriel Valley timeline, San Gabriel Valley - People, San Gabriel Valley - Local area, San Gabriel Valley - Government, San Gabriel Valley - Climate, San Gabriel Valley - Urban Development, San Gabriel Valley - Asian-American communities, San Gabriel Valley - Institutions of higher learning, San Gabriel Valley - Local sites of interest, San Gabriel Valley - Transportation, San Gabriel Valley - Area codes, San Gabriel Valley - Local media originating in the Valley, San Gabriel Valley - Newspapers, San Gabriel Valley - Radio stations, San Gabriel Valley - Filming locations, San Gabriel Valley - Companies, San Gabriel Valley - Wal-Martization of the San Gabriel Valley

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Harold Brown Secretary of Defense - Secretary of Defense

With almost eight years of prior service in the Pentagon, Brown was the first scientist to become secretary of defense. Brown involved himself in practically all areas of departmental activity. Consistent with the Carter administration's objective to reorganize the federal government, Brown launched a comprehensive review of defense organization that eventually brought significant change. But he understood the limits to effective reform. In one of his first speeches after leaving office, "'Managing' the Defense Department-Why It ...

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Harold Brown Secretary of Defense, Harold Brown Secretary of Defense - Early life and career, Harold Brown Secretary of Defense - Secretary of Defense, Harold Brown Secretary of Defense - Later life

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Georgia Institute of Technology - Sports

Not many schools of Tech's relatively small size (around 16,000) and high academic standing (top 5 among engineering schools, top 10 among public schools, top 40 among all schools) do as well or better in the "big three" traditional American sports. Eliminating schools which are not state-supported, there are only a handful. The school's sports teams are variously called the Yellowjackets, the Ramblin' Wreck, and the Engineers, but the official nickname is Yellow Jackets. They participate in NCAA Division I ...

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Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology - The school, Georgia Institute of Technology - Campus buildings and other structures, Georgia Institute of Technology - Tech traditions, Georgia Institute of Technology - Famous Georgia Tech Alumni, Georgia Institute of Technology - Sports, Georgia Institute of Technology - Football, Georgia Institute of Technology - Basketball, Georgia Institute of Technology - Baseball, Georgia Institute of Technology - Golf, Georgia Institute of Technology - Women's sports, Georgia Institute of Technology - Club sports, Georgia Institute of Technology - Student life, Georgia Institute of Technology - Georgia Tech in movies, Georgia Institute of Technology - Georgia Tech in books, Georgia Institute of Technology - Student media

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Allan Sandage - Honors

Awards Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy (1957) Eddington Medal (1963) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1967) National Medal of Science (1970) Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1972) Bruce Medal (1975) Crafoord Prize (1991) Named after him Asteroid 9963 Sandage ...

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Allan Sandage, Allan Sandage - Honors, Allan Sandage - External references

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Andromeda Galaxy - General information

The Andromeda Galaxy is approaching the Milky Way at about 300 kilometres per second, so it is one of the few blue shifted galaxies. Given the motion of the Solar System inside the Milky Way, one finds that the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way are approaching one another at a speed of 100 to 140 kilometres per second. However, this does not mean it will collide with the Milky Way, since the galaxy's tangential velocity is unknown. If it is on a collision course, the impact is predicted to occur in about 3 billion years. In that case the two galaxies will merge to form a giant elliptical galaxy. Such ...

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Andromeda Galaxy, Andromeda Galaxy - General information, Andromeda Galaxy - Observation, Andromeda Galaxy - Satellites, Andromeda Galaxy - Other resources, Andromeda Galaxy - Related articles, Andromeda Galaxy - External articles

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - December 2002 - Events

See also: Afghanistan timeline December 2002 December 2002 - December 31 2002. United States troops get into a brief gun battle with paramilitary forces of the Warzirstan Scouts of Pakistan, in a remote tribal area along the undefined Afghan/Pakistani border, in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. One US soldier is wounded by gunfire, and several Pakistani soldiers are killed when US air support arrives. The border in this region is poorly demarcated. [1]. Three missiles from US ...

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December 2002, December 2002 - Events, December 2002 - December 31 2002, December 2002 - December 30 2002, December 2002 - December 29 2002, December 2002 - December 27 2002, December 2002 - December 26 2002, December 2002 - December 25 2002, December 2002 - December 24 2002, December 2002 - December 23 2002, December 2002 - December 22 2002, December 2002 - December 21 2002, December 2002 - December 20 2002, December 2002 - December 19 2002, December 2002 - December 18 2002, December 2002 - December 17 2002, December 2002 - December 16 2002, December 2002 - December 13 2002, December 2002 - December 11 2002, December 2002 - December 10 2002, December 2002 - December 9 2002, December 2002 - December 7 2002, December 2002 - December 6 2002, December 2002 - December 5 2002, December 2002 - December 3 2002, December 2002 - December 1 2002, December 2002 - Events by month

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Association of American Universities - Members and their years of admission

AAU membership is by invitation only, and is extended only to those universities who are deemed by the AAU to have exceptional quality in their research and graduate education programs. Association of American Universities - State universities. University of Arizona (1985) University of California, Berkeley (1900) University of California, Davis (1996) University of California, Irvine (1996) University of California, Los Angeles (1974) University of Califo ...

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Association of American Universities, Association of American Universities - Members and their years of admission, Association of American Universities - State universities, Association of American Universities - Private universities, Association of American Universities - Canadian universities, Association of American Universities - Disenfranchised universities, Association of American Universities - External link

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Linus Pauling - Early life

Pauling was born in Portland, Oregon to Herman Henry William Pauling (1876-1910) of Concordia, Missouri; and Lucy Isabelle Darling (1881-1926) of Lonerock, Oregon. Herman was an unsuccessful druggist who moved his family to and from a number of different cities in Oregon from 1903 to 1909, finally returning to Portland that year. Herman died in 1910 of a perforated ulcer, and Isabelle was left to care for Linus and two younger siblings: Pauline Pauling (1901-1986) who married Thomas Joseph Ney (1881-1963) of Millville, New J ...

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Linus Pauling, Linus Pauling - Early life, Linus Pauling - College and university, Linus Pauling - Marriage, Linus Pauling - Early scientific career, Linus Pauling - Work on the nature of the chemical bond, Linus Pauling - Work on biological molecules, Linus Pauling - Activism, Linus Pauling - Work in the development of the electric car, Linus Pauling - Work in alternative medicine, Linus Pauling - Pauling's legacy, Linus Pauling - Trivia, Linus Pauling - Works by Linus Pauling

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest - History

The ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, ICPC, traces its roots to a competition held at Texas A&M University in 1970 hosted by the Alpha Chapter of the UPE Computer Science Honor Society. The contest evolved into its present form as a multi-tier competition in 1977, with the first finals held in conjunction with the ACM Computer Science Conference. From 1977 to 1989, the contest included mainly teams from US and Canada. Headquartered at Baylor University since 1989, with regionals established within the world's unive ...

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ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest - History, ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest - Contest rules, ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest - Regionals and World Finals, ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest - 2005 World Finals, ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest - Upcoming Contests, ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest - Winners

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California Institute of Technology: Encyclopedia II - Richter magnitude scale - History

Developed in 1935 by Charles Richter in collaboration with Beno Gutenberg, both of the California Institute of Technology, the scale was originally intended to be used only in a particular study area in California, and on seismograms recorded on a particular instrument, the Wood-Anderson torsion seismometer. Richter originally reported values to the nearest quarter of a unit, but decimal numbers were used later. His motivation for creating the local magnitude scale was to separate the vastly larger number of smaller earthquakes from the few ...

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Richter magnitude scale, Richter magnitude scale - History, Richter magnitude scale - Problems with the Richter scale, Richter magnitude scale - Richter magnitudes

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