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| Through the middle decades of the twentieth century, the Berkeley campus enjoyed a golden age in the physical, chemical and biological sciences. During that period, researchers affiliated with the campus discovered all the ]s heavier than ], garnering a number of ]s for these efforts along the way. Two of the elements, ] and ], were named in honor of the university. Another two, ] and ], were named in honor of faculty members. The ] and the ] are run by the university, along with the ]. | Through the middle decades of the twentieth century, the Berkeley campus enjoyed a golden age in the physical, chemical and biological sciences. During that period, researchers affiliated with the campus discovered all the ]s heavier than ], garnering a number of ]s for these efforts along the way. Two of the elements, ] and ], were named in honor of the university. Another two, ] and ], were named in honor of faculty members. The ] and the ] are run by the university, along with the ]. | ||
| Perhaps befitting a place which spawned the ], Cal Berkeley nurtured a number of key technologies associated with the early development of the ] and the ] movement. The original ], commonly known as ], was assembled in 1977 by ] during his tenure as a PhD student in the computer science department. PostreSQL originated with faculty research efforts during that same period. ] was developed by Eric Allman at Berkeley in 1981. The ] programming language and the ] GUI toolkit were developed by faculty member ] in 1988. | Perhaps befitting a place which spawned the ], Cal Berkeley nurtured a number of key technologies associated with the early development of the ] and the ] movement. The original ], commonly known as ], was assembled in 1977 by ] during his tenure as a PhD student in the computer science department. ] originated with faculty research efforts during that same period. ] was developed by Eric Allman at Berkeley in 1981. The ] programming language and the ] GUI toolkit were developed by faculty member ] in 1988. | ||
| In an interesting case of the cross-pollination of intellectual ideas, many of the arguments for the efficacy of Open Source software development find parallel in the theoretical writings of ], a Berkeley professor of architecture noted for influence on the fields of software engineering and computer science. On the other hand, enthusiastic claims of early AI researchers were critically examined by ], a noted philosopher of mind and language on the campus. | In an interesting case of the cross-pollination of intellectual ideas, many of the arguments for the efficacy of Open Source software development find parallel in the theoretical writings of ], a Berkeley professor of architecture noted for influence on the fields of software engineering and computer science. On the other hand, enthusiastic claims of early AI researchers were critically examined by ], a noted philosopher of mind and language on the campus. | ||
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The University of California at Berkeley (UCB or Cal Berkeley) is the University of California (UC)'s main campus, situated in Berkeley, overlooking the Golden Gate in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Chartered in 1868, the University gained notoriety worldwide nearly a century later for the student body's active protests against American involvement in the Vietnam War. This period of social unrest on campus could be traced to the Free Speech Movement, which originated on the Berkeley campus in 1964 and inspired the political and moral outlook of a generation. On a lighter cultural note, The Graduate, a seminal novel and movie of the era, was filmed on location at the university in 1966.
Through the middle decades of the twentieth century, the Berkeley campus enjoyed a golden age in the physical, chemical and biological sciences. During that period, researchers affiliated with the campus discovered all the chemical_elements heavier than Uranium, garnering a number of Nobel Prizes for these efforts along the way. Two of the elements, Berkelium and Californium, were named in honor of the university. Another two, Lawrencium and Seaborgium, were named in honor of faculty members. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Lawrence Hall of Science are run by the university, along with the Las Alamos National Laboratory.
Perhaps befitting a place which spawned the Free Speech Movement, Cal Berkeley nurtured a number of key technologies associated with the early development of the Internet and the Open Source Software movement. The original Berkeley Software Distribution, commonly known as BSD Unix, was assembled in 1977 by Bill Joy during his tenure as a PhD student in the computer science department. PostreSQL originated with faculty research efforts during that same period. SendMail was developed by Eric Allman at Berkeley in 1981. The Tcl programming language and the Tk GUI toolkit were developed by faculty member John Ousterhout in 1988.
In an interesting case of the cross-pollination of intellectual ideas, many of the arguments for the efficacy of Open Source software development find parallel in the theoretical writings of Christopher Alexander, a Berkeley professor of architecture noted for influence on the fields of software engineering and computer science. On the other hand, enthusiastic claims of early AI researchers were critically examined by John Searle, a noted philosopher of mind and language on the campus.
Notable buildings include, Sproul Hall, Hearst Mining Building, the Faculty Club, Soda Hall, Evans Hall, Wheeler Hall, and Cory Hall.
Cal Berkeley's sports teams compete as the California Golden Bears. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A, and in the Pacific Ten Conference. The annual football Big Game between the Bears and the Stanford Cardinal is recognized as one of the beloved American collegiate sports rivalries.
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