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This man built the death star, but where is it today?

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)

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