In November 1891, wealthy former abolitionist and Chicago politician Amos Throop founded a thoroughly undistinguished small college in Pasadena, California, whi
The campus of the California Institute of Technology was destined for architectural greatness when, in 1915, the university's visionary founder, astronomer Geor
This book details the lives of two married geniuses, Aden and Marjorie Meinel, who helped to pioneer modern optics and solar energy in the U.S. Aden B. Meinel a
This Encyclopedia examines all aspects of the history of science in the United States, with a special emphasis placed on the historiography of science in Americ
