California Institute Of Technology
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Discover the notable alumni of California Institute Of Technology. The list includes people like William Shockley, Kip Thorne, Gordon Moore, David Bohm & Robert C. Merton. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as scientists, writers, intellectuals & academics, inventors & discoverers and engineers etc.
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Howard Hughes(Film Producer and an Important Figure in the Aviation Industry Who Became Known for His Ecentric Behavior)
Birthdate: December 24, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Humble, Texas, United States
Died: April 5, 1976
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Linus Pauling(One of the Greatest Scientists of All Time & Winner of Two Nobel Prizes)
Birthdate: February 28, 1901
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States
Died: August 19, 1994
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Frank Capra(One of America's Most Influential Directors During the 1930s)
Birthdate: May 18, 1897
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bisacquino, Italy
Died: September 3, 1991
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: November 20, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: October 14, 2010
Birthdate: February 13, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 12, 1989
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Charlie Munger(Investor, Businessman and Vice Chairman of ‘Berkshire Hathaway’)
Birthdate: January 1, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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John McCarthy(Mathematician, Computer scientist, Engineer, University teacher)
Birthdate: September 4, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Boston
Died: October 24, 2011
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David Bohm(One of the Most Significant Theoretical Physicists of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: December 20, 1917
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 27, 1992
Birthdate: June 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Logan
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: January 3, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Francisco
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Frank Borman(Air force officer, Test pilot, Astronaut, Autobiographer, Aviator)
Birthdate: March 14, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gary
Birthdate: January 26, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Birthdate: May 16, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hastings, Nebraska, United States
Birthdate: July 3, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States
Birthdate: 1984 AD
Birthplace: United States
Birthdate: October 6, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glendale, California, United States
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Harry Turtledove(American Author Best Known for His Works: 'Southern Victory', 'Worldwar' and 'Crosstime Traffic')
Birthdate: June 14, 1949
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
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John Lilly(Physician, Neuroscientist, Psychoanalyst and Inventor of 'Isolation Tank')
Birthdate: January 6, 1915
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: September 30, 2001
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Donald Knuth(Mathematician and Computer Scientist Known for His Multivolume Series of Books “The Art of Computer Programming”)
Birthdate: January 10, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Birthdate: January 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wichita
Birthdate: April 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: July 18, 1997
Birthdate: August 3, 1918
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: March 7, 1999
Birthdate: 1976 AD
Birthplace: Beijing
Birthdate: April 30, 1948
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pomona, California
Birthdate: November 27, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: November 6, 2000
Birthdate: December 11, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hangzhou
Died: October 31, 2009
Birthdate: August 14, 1912
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: February 3, 1985
Birthdate: July 28, 1970
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint Ann, Missouri, United States
Birthdate: February 8, 1906
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Died: September 19, 1968
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Stephen Wolfram(Mathematician, Physicist, Computer scientist, Businessperson, University teacher, Patent inventor, Writer)
Birthdate: August 29, 1959
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London
Birthdate: July 31, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Birthdate: August 3, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Amy Mainzer(American Astronomer Specializing in Astrophysical Instrumentation and Infrared Astronomy)
Birthdate: January 2, 1974
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mansfield, Ohio, United States
Birthdate: July 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Died: July 12, 2019
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Ardem Patapoutian(Known for his work in characterizing the PIEZO1, PIEZO2, and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol, and temperature)
Birthdate: October 2, 1967
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
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Mark Adler(Mathematician, Physicist, Computer scientist)
Birthdate: April 3, 1959
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Miami
Birthdate: August 29, 1943
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sydney
Birthdate: February 24, 1957
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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David Ho(Taiwanese-American Physician Whose Contribution Led to the Understanding and Development of Treatment for HIV Infection)
Birthdate: November 3, 1952
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Taichung, Taiwan
Birthdate: July 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Peter Shor(Mathematician, Computer scientist, University teacher)
Birthdate: August 14, 1959
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City
Birthdate: January 10, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Birthdate: April 22, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stoke-on-Trent
Died: April 14, 2016
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Cleve Moler(Mathematician, Programmer, Engineer, University teacher, Computer scientist)
Birthdate: August 17, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Salt Lake City
Birthdate: June 8, 1936
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 15, 2013
Birthdate: April 26, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: near Hamilton, Ohio
Died: September 30, 1985
Birthdate: December 13, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: July 26, 2016
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Michael Rosbash(American Geneticist and Chronobiologist Known for His Discoveries Concerning 'Circadian Rhythm')
Birthdate: March 7, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Howard Martin Temin(American Geneticist, Virologist and Winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
Birthdate: December 10, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 9, 1994
Birthdate: August 30, 1740
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Connecticut, United States
Died: 1824 AD
