Philip Emeagwali

I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12 to 17. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#between #dropped #four #high #high school

I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy between my scientific problems and those occurring in nature. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#between #different #easily #expertise #fields

I preferred to study those subjects that were of interest to me. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#interest #me #preferred #study #subjects

I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#become #i #mathematician #physicist #wanted

It is smarter to borrow from nature than to reinvent the wheels. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#nature #reinvent #smarter #than #wheels

My focus is not on solving nature's deeper mysteries. It is on using nature's deeper mysteries to solve important societal problems. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

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Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#malcolm #malcolm x #mandela #nelson #nelson mandela

One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has reached epidemic proportions in 40 developing nations. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#american men #developing #epidemic #every #hiv

The 65,536 processors were inside the Connection Machine. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

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The Connection Machine was the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It is a complex supercomputer and it will take forever to completely describe how it works. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#complex #connection #describe #forever #how