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Theodore von Kármán Lecture Series

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You may also be interested in Caltech's other signature lecture series, the Earnest C. Watson Lectures.

JPL's Theodore von Kármán Lectures bring the excitement of JPL's missions to an audience of both Caltech/JPL employees and the general public. (And they're free to attend!)

Named after the founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and presented by JPL's Communications and Education Directorate, these lectures bring the excitement of the space program's missions, instruments and other technologies to both JPL employees and the local community.

These online lectures are free, with no tickets or reservations required.

Learn more about the series on JPL's lecture series web page, or go directly to a YouTube playlist of past lectures in the series.

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