21 Facts About Jason Latimer

In 2012, Latimer starred in the six live British television specials on the BBC One's "The Magicians," and won UK competition overall.

In 2015, Jason Latimer launched the Impossible Science program in San Diego, CA.

Currently, Jason Latimer is the curator of Impossible Science for the Fleet Science Center and oversees the Impossible Science Initiative in science centers throughout Southern California.

In 2018, Jason Latimer joined the likes David Copperfield and David Blaine as one of the few recipients of the prestigious Golden Grolla Award from the Masters of Magic in Saint-Vincent, Italy.

March 5,2015, Jason Latimer accepted the position of the Curator of Impossible Science for the Fleet Science Center in San Diego, CA.

July 2015, Jason Latimer launched Impossible Science Experience; a stage show concerning illusion design in fields of Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Engineering, and Psychology.

In 2012, Jason Latimer competed against the Scottish magic duo Barry and Stuart and British comedy magician Pete Firman in all categories of magic on the second season of the British television series The Magicians.

Jason Latimer is the third American in history to be awarded magic's highest honor of being titled "The Grand Prix World Champion of Magic" in 2003 by the International Federation of Magic Societies The two previous American winners of the "Grand Prix" are Lance Burton of the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1982 and close up magician Johnny Ace Palmer in 1988.

Nov 2016, Jason Latimer is recognized for his work in Impossible Science at the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching 2016.

Aug 2016, Jason Latimer is honored as the keynote speaker by the E3 Summit for his work and innovation in education at the Fleet Science Center in San Diego, CA.

June 2016, Jason Latimer is featured as the keynote speaker for the Department of Education for Wyoming on the new approach the Impossible Science Initiative has brought to STEM education.

March 5,2015, Jason Latimer was named curator of the Fleet Science Center in San Diego, CA.

Jason Latimer's role is to research cutting edge technologies approaching impossible topics and to develop and design interactive science activities at the science center to make today's impossibilities into tomorrow's realities.

Jan 2015, Jason Latimer is honored by Innovative Teaching for his address to the New York Science And Technology Educators for the future of education and the necessary role of curiosity and wonder must play in education.

In Oct 2013, Jason Latimer was a speaker of the TEDxWallStreet conference at the NYSE.

Jason Latimer's talk was entitled, "Seeing Beyond the Illusion of Knowledge" referencing the necessity of wonder in the age of information.

Jason Latimer was the special guest performer and presenter for Kshitij 2008 of the Indian Institutes of Technology for his work utilizing light and laser technology.

Jason Latimer has degrees and fields of study in Mathematics, Economics, and Applied Physics with research in multiple fields of Psychology of perception and attention from University of California Santa Barbara.

In 2009, Latimer's contributions in the illusion of light interaction, engineering and technology earned Jason an invite to be a presenter and performer at The Origins Symposium at Arizona State University amongst such notable scientists as Stephen Hawking and six Nobel Laureates.

Jason Latimer appears to be able to bend light, hang objects on a beam, break the beam and pick up the beam.

Latimer Clear Cups and Balls is an illusion, created and performed by Jason Latimer, which is a version of the "follow the ball" cups and balls game where the magician uses clear glass cups.