Cal Bears History

I'm a Cal alum and this account is dedicated to the history of the University of California, Berkeley, its students, alumni and faculty. GO BEARS!

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On August 9, 1948, Cal Men's Varsity 8, representing the USA, won Gold at the London Olympics, the third Gold Medal in 4 Olympics for @CalMRowing and legendary coach Ky Ebright. Below: following tradition, the team celebrates by throwing coxswain Ralph Purchase into the Thames.

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The current version of the Seal of the University of California, adopted in 1910, replaced the original version of the Seal, which had been in use since 1884.

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On August 9, 1910, the Regents adopted the Seal of the University of California, designed by Tiffany & Co. The star, the book, and the motto "Let There Be Light" symbolize the discovery, accumulation and dissemination of knowledge and wisdom.

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In 1929, Ernest Lawrence developed an apparatus that used electrical and magnetic fields to accelerate protons to high velocities in a spiral-shaped path before they collided with a target. This new instrument became known as a cyclotron.

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My absolute favorite book on this topic is from @hiltzikm he wrote such an amazing book, many know him from his brilliant @latimes opinion pieces but also in my view he wrote one of the best books on the history of American science. He wrote a more recent book on the history of California which I haven’t read but guessing it’s great

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Happy 90th Birthday to Don Bowden, Class of 1958. On June 1, 1957 Bowden, a Cal junior, became the first American to run a 4-minute mile (3:58.7) at an AAU meet in Stockton. He was also a 1956 Olympian and part of a world-record 4 x 880 relay team for @CalTFXC.

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Ernest O. Lawrence, Professor of Physics 1928-58, was born August 8, 1901. He founded @BerkeleyLab & won the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing the cyclotron. His work on uranium-isotope separation was key in the Manhattan Project. The element Lawrencium is named for him.

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Ernest O. Lawrence's cyclotron particle accelerator prototype developed at Cal in 1930, and the 184-inch version from 1945.

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@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyPhysics Oh, and Ernest O. Lawrence was a character in a recent film, played by Josh Hartnett. You may have heard about it.

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@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyPhysics For more about the life and achievements of Cal Professor Ernest O. Lawrence, check out this episode of the "Tell the Whole Damn World" podcast (@Win4Cal): https://t.co/RGj3qm8sGu

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With 3:48 left & Cal up 38-31, UCLA was at the Bears’ 14 yd line. To snap UCLA’s 18-game streak, the Bears needed a stop. #32 safety Michael Davis blitzed off the left edge & hit Tommy Maddox so hard the ball popped loose securing the win in 1990.

#32 days until @CalFootball.

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Happy 90th Birthday to Don Bowden, Class of 1958. On June 1, 1957 Bowden, a Cal junior, became the first American to run a 4-minute mile (3:58.7) at an AAU meet in Stockton. He was also a 1956 Olympian and part of a world-record 4 x 880 relay team for @CalTFXC.

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@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyPhysics For more about the life and achievements of Cal Professor Ernest O. Lawrence, check out this episode of the "Tell the Whole Damn World" podcast (@Win4Cal): https://t.co/RGj3qm8sGu

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Ernest O. Lawrence, Professor of Physics 1928-58, was born August 8, 1901. He founded @BerkeleyLab & won the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing the cyclotron. His work on uranium-isotope separation was key in the Manhattan Project. The element Lawrencium is named for him.

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@BerkeleyLab @BerkeleyPhysics Oh, and Ernest O. Lawrence was a character in a recent film, played by Josh Hartnett. You may have heard about it.

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Born today in 1901: cyclotron inventor and Nobel laureate Ernest O. Lawrence. His legacies of team science and #particleaccelerator innovation still enable discovery and benefit society here at @BerkeleyLab.

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Happy Birthday to John Mather, Ph.D. 1974. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics for work on the Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite, providing support for the Big Bang theory and called by the Nobel committee, "the starting point for cosmology as a precision science."

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Cal alum John Mather shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics with Cal professor George Smoot. More: https://t.co/GIkvyHCGit