Title: Computers.  It used to be a strong academically controlled field.  It was an area where you needed needed a PhD in Math to even touch the machines.  That was then.<p>I want to get deeply involved in a field that was started by academics.  It is dominated by academics.  Guess what their minimum requirement is for a job?<p>I don&#x27;t have a PhD.  My academic credentials suck. However, the field fascinates me.  It&#x27;s getting to the point where I&#x27;m reading papers on the subject in my spare time.  What realistic options do I have?<p>I want to build something that goes beyond NASA&#x27;s Curiosity.
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