The tiny, elite California Institute of Technology (Q2257647)

This article, written by a professor at Caltech, opens with a short history of the school's beginnings. However, the author focuses mainly on the present, often taking on a promotional tone. From the very first sentence, which cites a source's \#1 ranking of the school, to the repeated mention of how many Nobel laureates came from there, the paper constantly extols the virtues of the research and teaching programs at Caltech and indeed proclaims their superiority. The author states: ``Many people feel that Caltech has a strong academic atmosphere that can be seen nowhere else'' and compares other institutions' ways of doing things unfavorably to Caltech's versions.