Philip Emeagwali

It took me 1057 pages to describe the hundreds of mathematical equations, algorithms and programming techniques that I invented and used.

— Philip Emeagwali

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

— 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

First, I identify an analogous problem in nature and borrow from it.

— Philip Emeagwali

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

— Philip Emeagwali

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

— Philip Emeagwali

The Connection Machine was the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It is a complex supercomputer and it will take forever to…

— Philip Emeagwali

Because I am not formally trained in the medical sciences, I can bring in new ideas to AIDS research and the cross-fertilization…

— Philip Emeagwali

Our lives sometimes depends on computers performing as predicted.

— Philip Emeagwali

The 65,536 processors were inside the Connection Machine.

— Philip Emeagwali

Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.

— Philip Emeagwali

I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer.

— Philip Emeagwali

The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong.

— Philip Emeagwali

Scientists try to discover or unravel the mysteries of nature. Some of the problems we are trying to solve have been solved…

— Philip Emeagwali

Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed with lots of natural resources but lacks…

— Philip Emeagwali

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

— Philip Emeagwali

Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.

— Philip Emeagwali

Our lives sometimes depend on computers performing as predicted.

— Philip Emeagwali

During the week that I arrived in the United States, I saw an airport, used a telephone, used a library, talked with…

— Philip Emeagwali

The hardships that I encountered in the past will help me succeed in the future.

— Philip Emeagwali

Eighty percent of Americans with HIV do not know they are infected.

— Philip Emeagwali

When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years of formal classroom education. As a result,…

— Philip Emeagwali

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

— Philip Emeagwali

The labs were happy that I was brave enough to attempt to program it and the $5 million computer was left entirely…

— Philip Emeagwali

The Connection Machines owned by the United States government laboratories were made available to me because they were considered impossible to program…

— Philip Emeagwali