THE NERD PAYOFF
Why This Pin Earned Its Place
DuBridge’s residence provides a place to connect MIT’s Radiation Laboratory, radar, Caltech governance, federal science policy, and JPL oversight.
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Caltech President’s House since 1951
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MIT Radiation Laboratory context
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Institutional access only
LOOK CLOSER
The Gloriously Specific Details
Location history
• The house survives as Caltech institutional property; public access depends on a specific campus invitation or event.
Interaction circle
• DuBridge directed the MIT Radiation Laboratory’s wartime radar program before leading postwar Caltech and JPL.
Map disclosure
• The marker is a coarse area point, not the residence or parcel.
CONFIRMED · HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The house survives as Caltech institutional property; public access depends on a specific campus invitation or event.
INTERPRETATION · IDEA NETWORK
DuBridge’s residence provides a place to connect MIT’s Radiation Laboratory, radar, Caltech governance, federal science policy, and JPL oversight.
UNDERSTAND THE PLACE
Context Without a Doorstep
Public location
South Hill Avenue institutional area
Hours
Not applicable to a context-only record. A related public institution may have its own event schedule.
Access
Caltech institutional property; access is campus- and event-dependent, not a general house tour.
Map disclosure
The marker identifies a general area, not a house or parcel.
Photography
Follow host and event photography rules.
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