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I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer.


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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.



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

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



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



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

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



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

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.

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



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.



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



When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years of formal classroom education. As a result, I was not comfortable with formal lectures and receiving regular homework assignments.

When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years of formal classroom education. As a result, I was not comfortable with formal lectures and receiving regular homework assignments.





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