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
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 airportarrivecomputer Change image and 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
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 ageassignmentclassroom 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
It is smarter to borrow from nature than to reinvent the wheels. Philip Emeagwali borrownaturereinvent 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
I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12 to 17. Philip Emeagwali agedrophigh 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
