Philip Emeagwali

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

Philip Emeagwali
computers
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Our lives sometimes depend on computers performing as predicted.

Philip Emeagwali
computers
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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.

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

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future
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Because I am not formally trained in the medical sciences, I can bring in new ideas to AIDS research and the cross-fertilization of ideas from different fields could be a valuable contribution to finding the cure for AIDS.

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

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

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due , financial , dropped
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The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong.

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hardship , living , refugee
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Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.

Philip Emeagwali
adversities , being , homeless
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Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.

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

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

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smarter , borrow , nature
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I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12 to 17.

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dropped , out , high
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I preferred to study those subjects that were of interest to me.

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preferred , study , those
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I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer.

Philip Emeagwali
wanted , become , physicist