Spitzer Finds Elusive Buckyballs In Space
Astronomers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered carbon molecules, known as “buckyballs,” in space for the first time. Buckyballs are soccer-ball-shaped molecules that were first observed in a laboratory 25 years ago.They are named for their resemblance to architect Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic domes, which have interlocking circles on the surface of a partial sphere. Buckyballs …
Rep. Schiff’s Capitol Report with Caltech President, Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau
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The Molecular Vision of Life: Caltech, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Rise of the New Biology (Monographs on the History and Philosophy of Biol) $75.00 This fascinating study examines the rise of American molecular biology to disciplinary dominance, focusing on the period between 1930 and the elucidation of DNA structure in the mid 1950s. Research undertaken during this period, with its focus on genetic structure and function, endowed scientists with then unprecedented power over life. By viewing the new biology as both a scientific and cultural… |
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The Hundredth Man: Education and Research at Caltech A pictorial and historical look at the past and future of Caltech and the people from therein who have changed the face of science and technology. Published sometime in the late 1960s, the book takes its title from Teddy Roosevelt’s description of the special scientist or engineer who is dedicated not only to science for its own sake, but to humanity…. |
