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Jonathan Erland is one of the pioneers of visual effects in the film industry. He worked in what was essentially a rundown industrial park for a company called Industrial Light and Magic. Erland and his colleagues built many of the most iconic props, structures and machines from the Star Wars films, including the death star.

(Image: Jonathan Erland speaks during the Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences' 'Illuminating the Future: The Arrival of Solid State Lighting.' Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)