Peter Diamandis

Peter H. Diamandis (/diːʌˈmændɪs/; born May 20, 1961) is a Greek-American engineer, physician, and entrepreneur best known for being the founder and chairman of the X PRIZE Foundation, the co-founder and chairman of Singularity University and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think. He is also the former CEO and co-founder of the Zero-Gravity Corporation, the co-founder and vice chairman of Space Adventures Ltd., the founder and chairman of the Rocket Racing League, the co-founder of the International Space University, the co-founder of Planetary Resources, founder of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, and vice-chairman & co-founder of Human Longevity, Inc.

Personal facts

Peter Diamandis
Birth dateMay 20, 1961
Birth place
The Bronx , New York City , United States , New York
Nationality
Greek American
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard Medical School
Known for
Space tourism
TitleChairman

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External resources

  1. http://Space.com
  2. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/331
  3. http://rpod.ru/personal/storage/00/00/00/31/38/x_prize.m4a?e88cf29bf0c3e1bd427fedb1149644677a2fd3da4c21ecdf4d49f7f3592aa099
  4. http://ssp08.rpod.ru
  5. http://www.diamandis.com
  6. http://www.q2cfestival.com/play.php?lecture_id=8029
  7. http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=13396
  8. http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_diamandis_abundance_is_our_future
  9. http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_diamandis_on_our_next_giant_leap
  10. http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_diamandis_on_stephen_hawking_in_zero_g