The labs were happy that I was brave enough to attempt to program it and the $5 million computer was left entirely to my use. I was their human guinea pig.
Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed with lots of natural resources but lacks human resources. - Philip Emeagwali
Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed with lots of natural resources but lacks human resources.
- Philip Emeagwali
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
My focus is not on solving nature's deeper mysteries. It is on using nature's deeper mysteries to solve important societal problems.
Scientists try to discover or unravel the mysteries of nature. Some of the problems we are trying to solve have been solved in nature. - Philip Emeagwali
Scientists try to discover or unravel the mysteries of nature. Some of the problems we are trying to solve have been solved in nature.
I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy between my scientific problems and those occurring in natur… - Philip Emeagwali
I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy between my scientific problems and those occurring in natur…
The greater opportunity enabled me to make important discoveries and inventions. - Philip Emeagwali
The greater opportunity enabled me to make important discoveries and inventions.
I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer. - Philip Emeagwali
I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer.
Due to financial reasons, I dropped out of school after eight years of formal schooling. - Philip Emeagwali
Due to financial reasons, I dropped out of school after eight years of formal schooling.
It took me 1057 pages to describe the hundreds of mathematical equations, algorithms and programming techniques that I invented and used. - Philip Emeagwali
It took me 1057 pages to describe the hundreds of mathematical equations, algorithms and programming techniques that I invented and used.
It is smarter to borrow from nature than to reinvent the wheels. - Philip Emeagwali
It is smarter to borrow from nature than to reinvent the wheels.
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