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Mark D. Owen

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In Mr. Owen's career as a serial inventor and entrepreneur, he founded Puralytics, pioneering photocatalytic water purification using light-activated nanotechnology that has been sold in over 70 countries. He was also founder and CEO of Phoseon Technology, the world leader in UV LED photo-curing systems to the inks, coatings, and adhesives industry.

Mark held business development, marketing, and engineering management roles at Agilent Technologies, Electro Scientific Industries, and Tektronix and was an Engineering Lecturer at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

He has over 50 patents issued or pending, has published over fifty technical articles, and more than $1B in revenues have been derived from products involving his patents.

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Average rating: 4.54 · 160 ratings · 126 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Impact (Volume 1) (The Pan Nationals) 4.39 avg rating — 93 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds

by Christopher E. Mason

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Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction

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The Canterbury Tales

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Mark Owen liked Michael Mercy's review of Wisdom: Starship Emissary: "Wisdom: Starship Emissary surprised me in the best possible way. What initially felt like a traditional science-fiction premise quickly unfolded into something far more thoughtful and layered. Mark D. Owen balances world-building, diplomacy, and phil" Read more of this review »
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Mark Owen rated a book it was ok Moonbound by Robin Sloan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I like Robin Sloan, but this one was too chaotic with too many characters and weird settings. The ending was very unsatisfying.
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Mark Owen rated a book really liked it Red Rising (Part 2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The dramatization is good and the story intriguing.
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Mark Owen rated a book really liked it The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Mark Owen rated a book it was ok Moonbound by Robin Sloan (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I like Robin Sloan, but this one was too chaotic with too many characters and weird settings. The ending was very unsatisfying.
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