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A Contest to Find the Allusion Hidden in PERCEPTION
The PERCEPTION sculpture in the patio of the Linde + Robinson Laboratory contains various allusions. Many are noted in the Artist’s Statement, but only one additional allusion matches all of the clues contained in this Statement of Clues:History and Mystery: A Number of Clues for a Test in PERCEPTION
If Sherlock Holmes, the fictional master of perception, had been a member of the Caltech community, he would not have needed a dozen clues to discover the allusion. At the time of discovery he characteristically would have exclaimed, "Elementary, my dear Watson!"
Science has progressed enormously since Robinson Laboratory was built. Now the Global Environmental Science initiative will provide a rare opportunity for Caltech’s divisions, working in concert and in parallel, to address an impending crisis that faces our planet.
The first person (or group of persons acting together) in the Caltech community to identify correctly that particular allusion will be awarded bragging rights plus $1,000 in cash. If no correct solution has been submitted by January 24, 2013 (one year from the date of the Linde + Robinson Laboratory dedication), Caltech will be declared the winner; and the cash will be added to the endowment for global environmental science.
Entries may be submitted via email to Perceptionsolution@caltech.edu.
For the complete statement of contest rules, eligibility and terms, please click here.
Linde + Robinson Dedication Ceremony
The Linde + Robinson Laboratory for Global Environmental Science was officially dedicated with a mini research symposium and ceremony on January 24, 2012.
The research symposium featured two Linde Center faculty members: chemical engineering professor John H. Seinfeld and geochemistry and global environmental science professor Jess Adkins, both of whom have laboratories in the new Linde + Robinson Laboratory. They spoke about the role of aerosols in climate and atmospheric chemistry and the exploration of the deep ocean for corals and clues to past climate change.
The dedication ceremony included remarks from Caltech president Jean-Lou Chameau, GPS division chair Ken Farley, Caltech and Rocky Mountain Institute trustee Sue Woolsey, Linde Center Director Tapio Schneider, and trustee and donor Ronald Linde. The events marked the historic transformation of one of Caltech's oldest buildings into a prototype laboratory for the future. Linde + Robinson is one of the nation's most energy-efficient science buildings, complete with state-of-the-art laboratories for oceanography, atmospheric science, and environmental chemistry and technology.
Beginning the Linde + Robinson Laboratory's Renovation
On January 25, 2010, Caltech ushered in a new era of research into global climate change with its first-ever "wall breaking", marking the transformation of the 78-year-old Robinson Laboratory of Astrophysics into the Linde + Robinson Laboratory. Before the ceremonial demolition, the project's lead donors (top photo, from left) Maxine Linde and Caltech trustee Ronald Linde, PhD '64, shared a moment with Foster and Coco Stanback, who also provided critical funding, and with Caltech president Jean-Lou Chameau and Board of Trustees chairman Kent Kresa. Not long afterward, the Lindes headed into the lab, and, wielding sledgehammers (bottom photo), pounded out a piece of the wall to officially inaugurate the rehab before returning outside to mingle with the assembled faculty, trustees, and many other members of the campus community who had turned out for the occasion.
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