Peter Diamandis
Peter Diamandis
Peter H. Diamandisis a Greek–American engineer, physician, and entrepreneur best known for being the founder and chairman of the X Prize Foundation, the co-founder and executive chairman of Singularity University and the co-author of the New York Times bestsellers Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think and BOLD: How to Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact the World. He is also the former CEO and co-founder of the Zero Gravity Corporation, the co-founder and vice chairman of Space Adventures...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth20 May 1961
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Prizes change the public perception about an issue. The more prize money, the more the issue is seen as important by the public.
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Prizes add a really important mix to allow breakthroughs, because peer-reviewed research is typically focused on small, incremental advances.
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My interest is simple. Since the age of 9 I wanted to fly in space,
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New aerospace technologies coupled with the spirit of competition will not only extend the boundaries of entertainment, but continue the public's appetite for space ignited a year ago when the Ansari X-Prize was awarded.
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so important to the future of space exploration and space travel.
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My goal is to create an event that will be the Oshkosh or Grand Prix of space an event that will attract space fans and families from around the world who want to come and see these rocket-powered ships fly, and meet the entrepreneurs building them,
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Now we must keep the competition going, and help push the envelope faster, higher, and cheaper, to build the safe spaceships that will carry all of us to space. To this end, we have partnered with the state of New Mexico to create the X Prize Cup, to attract tens of thousands of people each year to New Mexico to see the spaceships of tomorrow take racing to new heights,
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It's got to be participatory. It's about bringing 21st century racing into people's living rooms.
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This past fall, Zero-G was used in the premiere of season two of the TV show 'The Biggest Loser.' For this airing the producers created a competition where teams needed to gather colored plastic balls that were released and floated free. It was a very successful competition with great visuals.
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For me, it is a remembrance of sort of 'Star Wars' pod racing, ... Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace.
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For me, it's sort of a remembrance of 'Star Wars' pod racing.
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This is where innovation begins. It's all part of the samemission, which is to make space personally accessible to the public.
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It will be a couple of weeks about speed and excitement...technology and adventure for the whole family.
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In one sense, the X Prize has already succeeded. We've sparked a diverse set of vehicles that are being tested and built. Secondly, we've got people excited about this market place.