The California Institute of Technology is a private research university in Pasadena, California, United States. The university is responsible for many modern scientific advancements and is among a small group of institutes of technology in the United States that are devoted to the instruction of pure and applied sciences. The institution was founded as a preparatory and vocational school by Amos G. Throop in 1891 and began attracting influential scientists such as George Ellery Hale, Arthur Amos Noyes, and Robert Andrews Millikan in the early 20th century.
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Infobox: established
September 23, 1891
In Group: University-Affiliated and Independent Aerospace Research Institutes, Lead: description and country
The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California, United States.
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It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
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