Author: Philip Emeagwali

Quotes

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

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

- Philip Emeagwali

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

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

- 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.

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

Our lives sometimes depend on computers performing as predicted.

Our lives sometimes depend on computers performing as predicted.

- Philip Emeagwali

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

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

- Philip Emeagwali

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

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

- Philip Emeagwali

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

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

- Philip Emeagwali

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