Demonstration in handling and transporting of Kew-type mercurial barometer. Photograph from the portfolio compiled to acquaint fully “the Army Air Corps, the Navy and the Weather Bureau with the curriculum offered to students in Government sponsored courses at the California Institute of Technology.” (Historical File A12.4)
Prize was presented by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden. First awarded in 1991, the prize recognizes outstanding efforts on behalf of the world’s water resources. The 1999 prize was awarded jointly to Morgan and Werner Strumm, Switzerland (deceased). Engineering and Applied Science.
Christy is on the far left. C. C. Lauritsen is in the center. Bacher has his back to the camera. The particle accelerator was retired and removed in 1998. Physics.
The earthquake-making instrument was part of a project sponsored by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and under the direction of George W. Housner and Donald Hudson. The machine weighs close to 500 pounds, including its 1.5 horsepower motor. Shaking is produced by a pair of 20-inch swing boxes that counter-rotate unbalanced amounts of lead weights. The machine was designed by Dino Morelli, while Thomas Caughy developed the electrical design. Engineering and Applied Science.
