It is smarter to borrow from nature than to reinvent the wheels. Philip Emeagwali borrownaturereinvent Change image and share on social
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. Philip Emeagwali aidbringcontribution share on social
The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong. Philip Emeagwali camphardshiplive Change image and share on social
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 deepfocusimportant Change image and share on social
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. Philip Emeagwali attemptbravecomputer Change image and share on social
One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has reached epidemic proportions in 40 developing nations. Philip Emeagwali americandevelopepidemic Change image and share on social
Eighty percent of Americans with HIV do not know they are infected. Philip Emeagwali americaneightyhiv Change image and share on social
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 connectionconsiderdemand share on social
I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy between my scientific problems and those occurring in nature. Philip Emeagwali analogyeasilyexpertise Change image and share on social
First, I identify an analogous problem in nature and borrow from it. Philip Emeagwali analogousborrowidentify Change image and share on social
