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

#endowed #energetic #human #human resources #lacks

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

— Philip Emeagwali

#being #going #homeless #made #many

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

— Philip Emeagwali

#hiv #infected #know #percent

Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have left- and right-handed versions. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#because #believe #humans #i #i believe

Briefly, to program it requires an absolute understanding of how all 65,536 processors are interconnected. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#briefly #how #interconnected #processors #program

Our lives sometimes depend on computers performing as predicted. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#depend #lives #our #our lives #performing

Due to financial reasons, I dropped out of school after eight years of formal schooling. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#dropped #due #eight #financial #formal

During the week that I arrived in the United States, I saw an airport, used a telephone, used a library, talked with a scientist, and was shown a computer for the first time in my life. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#arrived #computer #during #first #first time

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

— Philip Emeagwali

#borrow #first #i #identify #nature

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

— Philip Emeagwali

#encountered #future #hardships #help #i