#o

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

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

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

— Philip Emeagwali

#between #dropped #four #high #high school

The earth will never be the same again Rock, water, tree, iron, share this greif As distant stars participate in the pain. A candle snuffed, a falling star or leaf, A dolphin death, O this particular loss A Heaven-mourned; for if no angel cried If this small one was tossed away as dross, The very galaxies would have lied. How shall we sing our love's song now In this strange land where all are born to die? Each tree and leaf and star show how The universe is part of this one cry, Every life is noted and is cherished, and nothing loved is ever lost or perished. ↗

— Madeleine L'Engle

#death

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

— Philip Emeagwali

#become #i #mathematician #physicist #wanted

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

#focus #important #mysteries #nature #problems

The Connection Machines owned by the United States government laboratories were made available to me because they were considered impossible to program and there was no great demand for them at that time. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#because #connection #considered #demand #government

Students often approached me about state-paid tuition while I was out campaigning. After I explained to them that if the state pays their tuition now, they will pay higher taxes to pay other people's tuition for the rest of their lives, most of them ended up agreeing with me. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

#after #agreeing #approached #campaigning #ended

The greatest grand challenge for any scientist is discovering how to prevent the spread of HIV and finding the cure or an effective vaccine for AIDS. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#any #challenge #cure #discovering #effective

We manage to bounce ideas off one another. Every band fights, but at the end of the day, we're very positive about the way we fight. At least we come out with a result. ↗

— Keith Emerson

#another #band #bounce #come #day