Did you know that Caltech Library houses a map collection? It is part of the Geology Library, located on the second floor of N. Mudd. This collection specializes in geologic and topographic maps covering various areas, including the United States and other parts of the world. We have many of the USGS-series folded maps as well. Most of the maps can be borrowed, and the Library's TechHub provides large-scale scanning and printing services.
To assist with access to Caltech Archives collections, researchers can apply for travel grants that can fund transportation, hotels, and other expenses necessary for visiting us for archival research. The Maurice A. Biot Fund and Victor and Joy Wouk Fund each support grants of up to $2000 to graduate students or established scholars who plan to spend at least five full working days in the Caltech Archives. Caltech also participates in the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine, which offers research fellowships for scholars using the collections of two or more member institutions, including Caltech.
Purchase the Crossing Over Catalog
Our PST ART exhibition "Crossing Over: Art and Science at Caltech, 1920-2020" closed in December but you can still purchase the exhibition catalog, in which a team of visual culture scholars explore the rich pictoral record embedded in the Caltech Archives and Special Collections. The "Crossing Over" catalog features hundreds of images from Caltech art and science and twelve illuminating essays exploring this history. It's available online from the Caltech Store, Vromans, or Amazon. Copies can also be purchased at Sherman Fairchild Library and the TechHub in Caltech Hall.
Welcome to a realm where scientists use giant machines and spend years trying to make a single atom of mysterious artefacts that have never existed on Earth. From the first elements past uranium and their role in the atomic bomb to the latest discoveries stretching our chemical world, Superheavy will reveal the hidden stories lurking at the edges of the periodic table. In a globe-trotting adventure that stretches from the United States to Russia, Sweden to Australia, Superheavy is your guide to the amazing science filling in the missing pieces of the periodic table. By the end you'll not only marvel at how nuclear science has changed our lives— you'll wonder where it's going to take us in the future.
This week's staff recommendation is DYM Books & Boba. From a recent article in the Pasadena Star-News: "Desiree Sayarath and her husband Rigo Hernandez had been saving up to buy a house, but realized they weren’t going to be able to afford one. So Sayarath pitched an alternate plan: 'Let me open a bookstore.' The couple’s new venture, DYM, is located in Pasadena’s Hen’s Teeth Square (2057 N. Los Robles Avenue)." Learn more about the boba, store hours, and their recovery after evacuation at their Threads account.
