THE NERD PAYOFF
Why This Pin Earned Its Place
Clark Millikan’s home links architectural preservation to wind tunnels, aerodynamics, Aerojet, JPL, and the military uses of Southern California engineering.
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Built for Clark Millikan in 1932
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Pasadena Historic Monument
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Later home of Hans Liepmann
PEOPLE AND IDEAS HERE
The Human Network Behind the Address
The exceptionally intact designated house remains a private residence.
Clark B. Millikan
1903–1966
resident · 1932–1960
Millikan commissioned and occupied the Wallace Neff house during his GALCIT leadership.
Interaction circle
• Clark Millikan worked with Theodore von Kármán in GALCIT and the wider Aerojet/JPL system.
• Hans Liepmann later lived in the house.
• Do not transfer Robert Millikan’s eugenics views to Clark without person-specific evidence.
LOOK CLOSER
The Gloriously Specific Details
Location history
• The exceptionally intact designated house remains a private residence.
Interaction circle
• Clark Millikan worked with Theodore von Kármán in GALCIT and the wider Aerojet/JPL system.
• Hans Liepmann later lived in the house.
• Do not transfer Robert Millikan’s eugenics views to Clark without person-specific evidence.
Map disclosure
• The marker is a coarse area point, not the residence or parcel.
CONFIRMED · HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The exceptionally intact designated house remains a private residence.
INTERPRETATION · IDEA NETWORK
Clark Millikan’s home links architectural preservation to wind tunnels, aerodynamics, Aerojet, JPL, and the military uses of Southern California engineering.
UNDERSTAND THE PLACE
Context Without a Doorstep
Public location
Normandy Drive area (approximate)
Hours
Not applicable to a context-only record. A related public institution may have its own event schedule.
Access
Private residence or private residential area. The public point is deliberately coarse; do not route to, approach, or photograph a home.
Map disclosure
The marker identifies a general area, not a house or parcel.
Photography
Do not photograph residents, windows, or private property, and do not linger.
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