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James Martin

James Martin. SWAGG. A bout James. James Martin has wrote over 100 books.

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James Martin

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  1. James Martin SWAGG

  2. A bout James James Martin has wrote over 100 books. • James Martin founded the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford in 2005 to foster and facilitate innovative, interdisciplinary research on the problems, dangers and opportunities of the near future. Martin is the largest individual benefactor to the University of Oxford in its 900-year history. • Martin has written more textbooks than any other living person 104, many of which have been seminal in their field. Martin is renowned for his electrifying lectures about the future. • He wrote The Meaning of the 21st Century, which was made into a major film, and is a Pulitzer nominee for his book The Wired Society. • Martin was a pioneer in the automation of software development, and was ranked 4th in Computer World's 25th Anniversary Edition's most influential people in computer technology. • He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the U.S. Department of Defense. • He is an Honorary Life Fellow of the British Royal Institution, a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, an Honorary Fellow of Keble College, Oxford, and a Senior Fellow of the James Martin Center for Non-Proliferation Studies at Monterey, California. • Martin has honorary doctorates from all six continents.

  3. What James did • James Martin was a computer scientist • in 2005 he became the largest individual benefactor to Oxford University in its 900-year history, donating $150 million towards a new research school.

  4. 2 facts • Since 2005, Martin has donated $150m to the University of Oxford to set up a school to study the problems of the 21st century. • He has also written more than 100 books

  5. Life span/ Death • James Martin died in 1933. • He was found dead in a swimming pool near his Bermuda home

  6. Influence on today • He has written over 100 books and that influenced us today because he taught us that everyone can do anything they want and that’s what he did. • He built a building which was several million dollars to build

  7. What he studied • James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies is offering four- to five-month paid internships for individuals seeking professional experience and on-the-job training with the country's largest organization dedicated exclusively to education and analysis on limiting the spread of weapons of mass destruction and advanced delivery systems. He also has written multiple books,105 books in total.

  8. Bibliography http://www.jamesmartin.com/about/biography.cfm http://www.google.com/#q=when+was+james+martin+scientist+born&safe=active http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10146764/James-Martin.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Martin_(author) http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/the-100-man-why-philanthropist-james-martin-gave-away-his-fortune-2182882.html

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