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California Institute of Technology (http://www.caltech.edu/), commonly known as Caltech, located in Pasadena, California, is one of the premier schools of science and engineering in the United States. Founded in 1891 as Throop University with just 31 students, Caltech now has a student body of about 900 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students.

Caltech operates the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA.

Caltech's school teams are called the Beavers. They participate in the NCAA's Division III Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Well-known Caltech alumni include:

Donald Knuth (PhD 1963)
William Lipscomb (PhD 1946)
Edwin Mattison McMillan (MS 1929)
Linus Pauling (PhD 1925)
Stephen Wolfram (PhD 1979)

Well-known Caltech faculty include:

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-'''California Institute of Technology''' (http://www.caltech.edu/), commonly known as '''Caltech''', located in [[Pasadena, California]], is one of the premiere schools of science and engineering in the [[United States]]. Founded in [[1891]] as Throop University with just 31 students, Caltech now has a student body of about 900 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students.
+'''California Institute of Technology''' (http://www.caltech.edu/), commonly known as '''Caltech''', located in [[Pasadena, California]], is one of the premier schools of science and engineering in the [[United States]]. Founded in [[1891]] as Throop University with just 31 students, Caltech now has a student body of about 900 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students.
 Caltech operates the [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]] for [[NASA]].