Robert S. Edgar
Robert Stuart Edgar (September 15, 1930 – February 1, 2016) was a geneticist. Upon graduating from McGill University, Edgar pursued graduate study at the University of Rochester. After completing his doctorate, he began teaching and doing research at the California Institute of Technology in 1957. While at Caltech he carried out research that explained the mechanisms by which bacterial viruses assemble their component parts into a functional virus particle. As part of this research he developed the important experimental strategy of using "conditional" mutants as an experimental tool to elucidate complex biological phenomena. The isolation of conditional lethal mutants of the bacterial virus T4 (bacteriophage T4) during 1962-1964 by members of the phage group at the California Institute of Technology provided an opportunity to study the function of virtually all of the genes that are essential for growth of the bacteriophage under laboratory conditions. At the time, thi ...
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California Institute Of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech)The university itself only spells its short form as "Caltech"; the institution considers other spellings such a"Cal Tech" and "CalTech" incorrect. The institute is also occasionally referred to as "CIT", most notably in its alma mater, but this is uncommon. is a private research university in Pasadena, California. The university is known for its strength in science and engineering, and is among a small group of institutes of technology in the United States which is primarily devoted to the instruction of pure and applied sciences. Caltech is ranked among the best academic institutions in the world and is among the most selective in the U.S. Caltech was founded as a preparatory and vocational school by Amos G. Throop in 1891 and began attracting influential scientists such as George Ellery Hale, Arthur Amos Noyes, and Robert Andrews Millikan in the early 20th century. The vocational and preparatory schools were disbanded and s ...
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