Philip Emeagwali - A father of the internet

Written by Drahcir Semaj


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Unlike other researchers who had gone to Los Alamos to complete their work, Emeagwali didn’t go to Los Alamos to programrepparttar supercomputer because he was afraid thatrepparttar 118745 lab officials would reject his proposal if they knew he was black. Instead he programmedrepparttar 118746 “Connection Machine” overrepparttar 118747 internet from his home in Michigan.

Emeagwali was successful in proving his theory.

Two years later CNN reported that his formula “led to computer scientist comprehendingrepparttar 118748 capabilities of supercomputers and … a system that allowed multiple computers to communicate.”

His discovery was front page headlines. He was hailed as a genius and academic journals that had previously rejected his work scrambled to publish him. A year laterrepparttar 118749 Journal of Higher Education wrote, “Phillip Emeagwali, who took on an enormously difficult problem … solved it alone…”

In 1989, Emeagwali wonrepparttar 118750 Gordon Bell Prize,repparttar 118751 Nobel Prize ofrepparttar 118752 computing industry, and he has since won over 100 other prizes for his work.

His computations were applied torepparttar 118753 oil industry, where it was estimated that they could increase an oil fields yield by $400 million a year and they have since been applied to global warming, astrology, and medicine.

The idea ofrepparttar 118754 HyperBall Internatinal Network was hailed as “an idea ahead of its time.” The theory predatedrepparttar 118755 Internet and was later called “a germinal seed ofrepparttar 118756 Internet.” Emeagwali was voted as one ofrepparttar 118757 twenty innovators ofrepparttar 118758 Internet and he has been called “A father ofrepparttar 118759 Internet” by CNN.

His theories also have been used in personal computers. Apple computer uses his multi processor technology in its Power Mac G4 and companies aroundrepparttar 118760 world have applied his work inrepparttar 118761 desk top and network server multi-processor technologies.

Emeagwali is known for more than just his mathematical calculations; he has been called “a black scientist with a social responsibility.” He has a broad knowledge of literature andrepparttar 118762 arts, and he has been interviewed on many subjects outside of computing.

He is also known for his commitment to his community. Emeagwali speaks regularly to high school and junior high school classes about his life and how important it is for them to stay in school. He has been frequently quoted aboutrepparttar 118763 need to increaserepparttar 118764 number of minority scientist in America. “The young minority possessesrepparttar 118765 same qualities asrepparttar 118766 young majority. What needs to be changed isrepparttar 118767 prejudice of people inrepparttar 118768 workplace.”

Philip Emeagwali: child solider to world renowned scientist; an African American making history in our world.

Drahcir Semaj is a freelance writer and staff writer for the website IBranch.org. You can contact him at drahcir@drahcirsemaj.com or visit his website at http://www.drahcirsemaj.com .


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Written by Susan Dunn, Marketing Consultant, Coach


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