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Caltech

British  
/ ˈkælˌtɛk /

noun

  1. the California Institute of Technology

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He was part of the Caltech Christian Fellowship and Nerf Club, according to his profile.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

The California Institute of Technology confirmed to CBS in an email that Allen graduated from Caltech in 2017, but provided no further details.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Allen graduated from Caltech, one of the most academically rigorous schools in America, in 2017 with a degree in mechanical engineering, according to the school and the commencement program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Representatives from Caltech, which manages JPL, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The Rad Lab’s first report on its findings reached the Physical Review dated February 27—a crucial two days earlier than a letter from Lawrence’s Caltech rival, C. C. Lauritsen, documenting his own experiments.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik