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name: Jacques Vallée
about: Jacques Vallée is a French-born computer scientist, venture capitalist, author, ufologist and astronomer who lives in San Francisco and Paris. He is best known for his pioneering research on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and his interdimensional hypothesis. He started his scientific career as an astronomer at the Paris Observatory and co-developed the first computerized map of Mars for NASA. He later worked on the ARPANET, a precursor to the Internet, and became a successful entrepreneur in the field of information technology. He has written several books on UFOs and other topics, such as The Invisible College, Messengers of Deception, and Passport to Magonia. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and original thinkers i Jacques Vallée is a French-born computer scientist, venture capitalist, author, ufologist and astronomer who lives in San Francisco and Paris. He is best known for his pioneering research on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and his interdimensional hypothesis. He started his scientific career as an astronomer at the Paris Observatory and co-developed the first computerized map of Mars for NASA. He later worked on the ARPANET, a precursor to the Internet, and became a successful entrepreneur in the field of information technology. He has written several books on UFOs and other topics, such as The Invisible College, Messengers of Deception, and Passport to Magonia. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and original thinkers in the field of ufology. ...more