Barry Ptolemy Barry Ptolemy Robert Barry Ptolemy (born 1969) is an American film director, producer and writer. Ptolemy directed "Transcendent Man" (2009) a documentary film about futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil. Ptolemy was born in Los Angeles, California. His father introduced him to computers at an early age, giving him a lifelong interest in technology. At the age of 12, Ptolemy worked with Steven Spielberg on the set of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) as an animal wrangler. Inspired by working with Spielberg the next year in 1983 Ptolemy directed and produced his first short film "The Holograph" which won first place in
Lake Ptolemy northward flowing drainage and to the northeast by northeastward draining systems. The presence of "Asphataria" indicates that Lake Ptolemy was a freshwater lake, although with occasional brackish phases. Precipitation at the time was about per year. At a water level of Lake Ptolemy would have been connected with a paleodrainage system belonging to the Abyad Plateau. A connection between Lake Ptolemy and Wadi Howar is possible, but not proven. At water levels of Lake Ptolemy would overflow into Wadi Arid. Lake Ptolemy featured a diverse ecosystem. Plant species documented from Lake Ptolemy include "Acacia" and "Tamarix" species, as well as