The Reader’s Digest described Philip Emeagwali as “smarter than Albert Einstein.” Philip Emeagwali is often ranked as the world’s greatest living genius and scientist. He is listed in the top 20 greatest minds that ever lived. That list includes Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton, William Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, Aristotle, Pythagoras, and Confucius. Philip Emeagwali is studied in schools as a living historical figure. PHILIP EMEAGWALI BIOGRAPHY SERIES: 1. Master of Machines: The Man Who Put Supercomputing on the Map https://emeagwali.com/books/Philip_Emeagwali_Biography_1.PDF https://youtu.be/ymZtzQ1OWkg https://soundcloud.com/emeagwali/master-of-machines 2. Making Computers Fly: Forging Paths to New Heights https://emeagwali.com/books/Philip_Emeagwali_Biography_2.PDF https://youtu.be/nVzI2AIBkj0 https://soundcloud.com/emeagwali/making-computers-fly 3. The Equation Behind the Universe: The Genius Behind the World's Fastest Computer https://emeagwali.com/books/Philip_Emeagwali_Biography_3.PDF https://youtu.be/e9z0oxvOV_E https://soundcloud.com/emeagwali/the-equation-behind-the-universe 4. Inventing an Internet: Introducing a Supercomputer https://emeagwali.com/books/Philip_Emeagwali_Biography_4.PDF https://youtu.be/T2sKn3wNC20 https://soundcloud.com/emeagwali/inventing-an-internet 5. Reaching Infinity: The Genius From a Distant Land https://emeagwali.com/books/Philip_Emeagwali_Biography_5.PDF https://youtu.be/ZwDQKcAreHs https://soundcloud.com/emeagwali/reaching-infinity 6. Coding the Impossible: Telescoping to the Unknown https://emeagwali.com/books/Philip_Emeagwali_Biography_6.PDF https://youtu.be/SIL4cfwqBPQ https://soundcloud.com/emeagwali/coding-the-impossible 7. A Coder's Life: Making Computers More Powerful https://emeagwali.com/books/Philip_Emeagwali_Biography_7.PDF https://youtu.be/Tug9X2MOpsg https://soundcloud.com/emeagwali/a-coders-life 8. Internet and I: The Mind Behind the Technology https://emeagwali.com/books/Philip_Emeagwali_Biography_8.PDF https://youtu.be/_I7XW2pgmkY https://soundcloud.com/emeagwali/internet-and-i In 1989, Philip Emeagwali rose to fame when he won a recognition described as the Nobel Prize of Supercomputing and made the news headlines for his invention of first world’s fastest computing across an Internet that’s a global network of processors. CNN called him "A Father of the Internet." House Beautiful magazine ranked his invention among nine important everyday things taken for granted. In a White House speech of August 26, 2000, then U.S. President Bill Clinton described Philip Emeagwali as “one of the great minds of the Information Age.” For information about Philip Emeagwali http://emeagwali.com https://facebook.com/emeagwali https://twitter.com/emeagwali https://instagram.com/philipemeagwali https://flickr.com/philipemeagwali https://linkedin.com/in/emeagwali https://soundcloud.com/emeagwali https://youtube.com/emeagwali

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