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Jaron Lanier: American computer scientist, musician, and author.
Born in New York City (age 65).
3 awards including Goldsmith Book Prize.
Jaron Lanier has 1 credits in our database.
Studied at New Mexico State University.
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Goldsmith Book Prize
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Biography
Jaron Zepel Lanier is an American computer scientist, futurist, and composer. Considered a founder of the field of virtual reality, Lanier and Thomas G. Zimmerman left Atari in 1985 to found VPL Research, Inc., the first company to sell VR goggles and wired gloves. In the late 1990s, Lanier worked on applications for Internet2, and in the 2000s, he was a visiting scholar at Silicon Graphics and various universities. In 2006, he began to work at Microsoft, and from 2009 has worked at Microsoft Research as an Interdisciplinary Scientist.
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How old is Jaron Lanier?
Jaron Lanier is 65 years old, born on .
Where was Jaron Lanier born?
Jaron Lanier was born in New York City.
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Jaron Lanier has 1 credits in our database. Notable titles include Truth in Numbers? Everything, According to Wikipedia (2010).
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