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"Consider a future device for individual use, which is a sort of mechanised private file and library," wrote information technology visionary Vannevar Bush in the July 1945 issue of the Atlantic Monthly.
He may not have begun his career in the conventional way, but James Huckerby's commitment to lifelong learning and sheer hard work has enabled him to quickly climb to the top of the Australian tech ladder.
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