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Grants-in-aid
The Maurice A. Biot Fund, the Victor and Joy Wouk Grant-in-Aid, and other funds provided by the Archives offer research assistance up to $2000 to use the collections of the Archives of the California Institute of Technology. Applications will be accepted from students working towards a graduate degree or from established scholars.

The Beckman Room Exhibit

Arnold Orville Beckman came to Caltech in 1923. Within a few years, he earned his PhD, joined the Caltech faculty, invented the pH meter , and left to launch an industrial empire. In the same period, Caltech laid the foundation for the great institution it was to become. The exhibits in the Beckman Room introduce us to this history


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The Reading Room Exhibit

The Archives Reading Room, where scholars and other qualified researchers study Archives' materials, features an exhibit of scientific instruments and other Archives treasures ranging from an ancient Egyptian plumb bob to twentieth-century experimental apparatus.

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