On Aug 22, 2012, at 11:22 PM, Kim Burrafato <
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Dan Throop Smith, Jr studied physics at Stanford, Princeton and University of Maryland. The Throop Family of Pasadena donated the land and buildings of the early California Institute of Technology and JPL (see story of Jack Parsons in the book "Strange Angel").
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_G._Throophttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_G._Throop