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04/30/2024

Caltech Remembers David Goodstein

Whitney Clavin

David Goodstein, the Frank J. Gilloon Distinguished Teaching and Service Professor, Emeritus, and professor of physics and applied physics, emeritus, passed away on April 10.

10/27/2023

Gary A. Lorden (BS '62), (1941–2023)

Gary Allen Lorden (BS '62), professor of mathematics, emeritus, passed away on October 25, 2023. He was 82.

07/20/2023

Caltech Mourns the Passing of David B. Wales (1939–2023)

Whitney Clavin

Caltech’s mathematics professor David Wales, who spent more than 50 years at the Institute, passed away on July 17.

04/27/2023

Caltech Remembers Stanley Deser (1931–2023)

Whitney Clavin

Stanley Deser, a theoretical physicist known for his achievements in general relativity, quantum field theory, and high-energy physics, passed away on April 21, 2023.