Behind the Book - Michael Hiltzik in Conversation with David Zierler
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Behind the Book presents "Golden State: The Making of California" with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Hiltzik in conversation with David Zierler, the Caltech Heritage Project Director. Learn more about the Behind the Book Series: https://events.caltech.edu/series/behind_the_book Recorded on December 9th, 2025 in Ramo Auditorium at Caltech. Produced in association with Caltech Academic Media Technologies. ©2025 California Institute of Technology
Who is mentioned in this episode?
12 people come up, including Michael Hiltsick, John Hanks Alexander, David Zerler.
- Michael Hiltsick (Person)
- John Hanks Alexander (Person)
- David Zerler (Person)
- Dr. Lucy Jones (Person)
- Ernest Lawrence (Person)
- Simon Ramo (Person)
- Chester Carlson (Person)
- John Bidwell (Person)
- David Wilkinson (Person)
- Mark Davis (Person)
- Howard Hughes (Person)
- Yasha Heifetz (Person)
Sponsors of this episode
- Friends of Beckman Auditorium (Company)
- Caltech Employees Federal Credit Union (Company)
Mentioned in this episode
- Caltech (Company)
- Golden State (Book)
- Watson Lecture (Event)
- Big Science (Book)
- Captured Lightning (Book)
- Earth Day (Event)
- Baroque Orchestra (Product)