THE NERD PAYOFF
Why This Pin Earned Its Place
Fowler’s home anchors stellar nucleosynthesis in a local network of Kellogg Radiation Laboratory experiments, Lauritsen mentorship, and Nobel-recognized theory.
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1960–1967 residence evidence
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Stellar nucleosynthesis network
PEOPLE AND IDEAS HERE
The Human Network Behind the Address
The 1926 Colonial Revival house survives as a private residence.
William A. Fowler
1911–1995
resident · Documented 1960–1967
Caltech directories place Fowler at the private Pasadena residence.
Interaction circle
• Fowler worked within the Charles and Thomas Lauritsen–Kellogg Radiation Laboratory network.
• His nucleosynthesis work received the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics.
LOOK CLOSER
The Gloriously Specific Details
Location history
• The 1926 Colonial Revival house survives as a private residence.
Interaction circle
• Fowler worked within the Charles and Thomas Lauritsen–Kellogg Radiation Laboratory network.
• His nucleosynthesis work received the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Map disclosure
• The marker is a coarse area point, not the residence or parcel.
CONFIRMED · HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The 1926 Colonial Revival house survives as a private residence.
INTERPRETATION · IDEA NETWORK
Fowler’s home anchors stellar nucleosynthesis in a local network of Kellogg Radiation Laboratory experiments, Lauritsen mentorship, and Nobel-recognized theory.
UNDERSTAND THE PLACE
Context Without a Doorstep
Public location
San Pasqual Street 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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