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Tom Denniss
Tom Denniss (born 24 February 1961〔(Australian of the Year Awards; Australian of the Year Honour Roll, 2014 ); retrieved 12 November 2014〕) is an Australian athlete, inventor, scientist, and entrepreneur. A Doctor of Mathematics and Oceanography, he invented a technology to convert energy in ocean waves into electricity,〔 (''New Inventors''; ABC TV, 2011 ); retrieved 12 November 2014〕 founded a company to commercialise that technology (originally named Energetech Australia Pty Ltd in 1997, later changed to Oceanlinx Ltd in 2007), played professional rugby league, was a finalist in the Australian of the Year Award,〔 and in 2013 set a new world record for the Fastest Circumnavigation of the Earth on Foot.〔(ABC News 2013 Sydney Runner Becomes Fastest Man to Circle Globe on Foot, 13 September 2013 ABC TV ); retrieved 11 November 2014〕 ==Early life== Denniss was born in 1961 in Wollongong, 80 km south of Sydney, Australia. He attended Warilla North Primary School from 1966 to 1973,〔ESPN Aussies Abroad, 2014〕 and Lake Illawarra High School from 1974 to 1979, and was Student Council President at high school in 1979.〔 (Lake Illawarra High School hall of fame, 2009; NSW Department of Education and Communities ); retrieved 10 November 2014〕 From 1980 to 1982 Denniss completed a degree in Mathematics at the University of Wollongong,〔Alumni News – University of Wollongong, 2014〕 and a Diploma in Education from the University of New South Wales in 1983. A professional musician in his early life, Denniss has played to international audiences in eight different countries.〔 ("Who's This Tom Guy"; ''Tom's Next Step'' blog ); retrieved 17 November 2014〕
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