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Palmer Luckey — Science (Non)fiction

The Joe Walker Podcast

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Palmer Laki is a young American tech entrepreneur and billionaire, hailing from Long Beach, California. He almost single-handedly revived the virtual reality industry with his invention, the Oculus Rift. Palmer was homeschooled by his mum, and is a college dropout,. Having studied journalism for about two years at California State University Long Beach. His tech breakthroughs have mostly been built on the back of self-teaching and tinkering, much like the inventions of the Industrial Revolution. The writer Neil Stevenson delineated two ways in which science fiction can inspire people to pursue careers in science and engineering. Andrural develops advanced weapons technology for the United States and its allies, including Australia.

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