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Philip Emeagwali is a towering figure in computing. The Reader’s Digest described Emeagwali as “smarter than Albert Einstein.” He is ranked as the world's greatest living genius. 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, and Confucius. https://emeagwali.com https://facebook.com/emeagwali https://twitter.com/emeagwali https://instagram.com/philipemeagwali https://flickr.com/philipemeagwali https://emeagwali.tumblr.com https://linkedin.com/in/emeagwali https://soundcloud.com/emeagwali https://youtube.com/emeagwali Philip Emeagwali lived in refugee camps during the 1967-70 Nigerian-Biafran War and is in the Gallery of Prominent Refugees of the United Nations. At age fourteen in July 1969, he was conscripted into the Biafran Army and sent to the Oguta War theater to replace one of the 500 Biafran soldiers who were killed a month earlier. In the list of the worst genocidal crimes of the 20th century committed against humanity, the death of one in fifteen Biafrans was ranked fifth. Due to the Nigerian Civil War, Philip Emeagwali dropped out of school for five years but developed a reputation in Onitsha (Nigeria) as a gifted teenager. He caught the attention of American scholars and was awarded a scholarship on September 10, 1973, to the United States where he researched for two decades and contributed to mathematics, physics, and computer science. Philip Emeagwali is in the top ten rankings of geniuses, inventors, Nigerians, and was voted the 35th greatest African of all time. 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 is a global network of processors. That vital technology underpins every supercomputer and changed the way we look at the computer. Time magazine called him the "unsung hero" behind the Internet and 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.” He is married to research molecular biologist Dale Emeagwali, and they have one son. Philip Emeagwali Facts Name: Chukwurah Philip Emeagwali Born: 23 August 1954, Akure, Nigeria Invention: Fastest Computing Across Processors Residence: Washington, DC, USA Email: philip@emeagwali.com Telephone: 202-203-8724 These lectures are on the theme of crossing the frontiers of knowledge to overcome tomorrow's challenges. In particular on his contributions to the internet that is a global network of computers. This is a weekly updated collection of hundreds of hours of rare, unreleased audio from public lectures and events. Lecture videos and transcripts are posted at YouTube.com/emeagwali and emeagwali.com.All rights reserved
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  • The Unseen Currents A Millennium Problem Redefined

    The Unseen Currents A Millennium Problem Redefined
    Mar 10 2026
    The Unseen Currents A Millennium Problem Redefined Esteemed guests, fellow seekers of truth, luminaries of intellect... Tonight, in this grand theater of human achievement, we gather to celebrate a discovery and witness a revelation. What is mathematics, if not the most profound magic show of the universe? And what is computation but the art of making the invisible visible? I stand before you, Philip Emeagwali, not just as a mathematician but as a conjurer of numbers, a weaver of algorithms—a man who has devoted his life to uncovering the unseen currents that shape our world. And like any skilled conjurer, I must begin with a story of humble origins, a narrative that may seem unrelated, yet is crucial for understanding the grand illusion we are about to reveal. Imagine, if you will, a boy nicknamed “Calculus” navigating the vibrant, chaotic marketplaces of colonial Nigeria. Poverty was no stranger; it was the backdrop, the stage on which our lives unfolded. Yet, amid the dust and hardship, a unique magic was brewing—the magic of numbers, whispering from worn textbooks, promising order in a world often defined by chaos. Then came the storm: the Nigerian Civil War, Biafra, and refugee camps. For three years, I lived in the shadows of despair, where life seemed a fragile illusion that could vanish in an instant. One million souls disappeared into the mists of that conflict. In those camps, amid unimaginable loss, mathematics was not just a distraction; it was my anchor, my compass, the one constant in a world dissolving into a nightmare. In that crucible of suffering, I sowed the seeds of resilience and perhaps a particular magical thinking.
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  • World AIDS Day _ Philip Emeagwali _ December 1, 2006

    World AIDS Day _ Philip Emeagwali _ December 1, 2006
    Nov 29 2025
    World AIDS Day _ Philip Emeagwali _ December 1, 2006 by Philip Emeagwali
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  • _How I Invented a New Internet_ _ Philip Emeagwali _ Famous Physicists _ Inventions and Discoveries

    _How I Invented a New Internet_ _ Philip Emeagwali _ Famous Physicists _ Inventions and Discoveries
    Nov 29 2025
    _How I Invented a New Internet_ _ Philip Emeagwali _ Famous Physicists _ Inventions and Discoveries by Philip Emeagwali
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    8 m
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