Episode 1169
Grant Imahara
Wed, 2020-Jul-15 01:46 UTC
Length - 1:50
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With 1,204,011 views on Tuesday, 14 July 2020 our article of the day is Grant Imahara.
Grant Masaru Imahara (October 23, 1970 – July 13, 2020) was an American electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host. He was best known for his work on the television series MythBusters, on which he designed and built numerous robots and specialized in operating computers and electronics to test myths. Prior to his television career, Imahara worked at Lucasfilm in the THX division as an engineer and in the Industrial Light and Magic division in visual effects.
Imahara also appeared on the television show BattleBots, for which he designed and competed with his robot Deadblow and later returned as a judge. Imahara starred in the 2016 Netflix series White Rabbit Project alongside his MythBusters co-stars Kari Byron and Tory Belleci.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:46 UTC on Wednesday, 15 July 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Grant Imahara on Wikipedia.
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