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 1963 Caltech JPL Jet Propulsion Lab Pasadena Photo Print Ad (44569) $12.99 An original vintage magazine ad print from the year published. Print ads make unique gift items that can be framed as artwork. Shipped flat un-framed in plastic sleeve with backing board.  Caltech's Architectural Heritage, From Spanish Tile to Modern Stone $39.95 A fascinating history of an American Scientific institution from it's beginning in 1891 as a place where both sexes and all religious opinions were afforded "a liberal and practical education" and "non-sectarian in character". Caltech began and continues to uphold values that represent future ambitions, technology and possibilities for America and the New world. Their architectural heritage began with buildings in the Spanish Colonial Style but continued to expand into related Mediterranean themes into the next century. Rare and fascinating photographs accompanied with beautifully detailed research and commentary. An important and excellent scholarship, which does not require a PHD to read and enjoy. Thank you Romy Wyllie. Well done!  The Molecular Vision of Life: Caltech, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Rise of the New Biology (Monographs on the History and Philosophy of Biology) $100.00 The organizational history of Caltech is the loom on which Kay has woven an intricate fabric of the molecular vision of life. |
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