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Dr Philip Emeagwali: Outlining the 25 Discovery Of Nigeria World Greatest Scientist

Philip Emeagwali (born in 1954) is a Nigerian-born engineer, mathematician, computer scientist and geologist. He was the winner of the 1989 Gordon Bell Prize in the "price/performance" category, for his use of a Connection Machine .

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Emeagwali was born in Akure, Nigeria on 23 August 1954.[1] His early schooling was suspended in 1967 as a result of the Nigerian Civil War. At 14 years, he served in the Biafran army. After the war he completed high-school equivalence through self-study.
He is married to Dale Brown Emeagwali, a noted African-American microbiologist

A Nigerian has joined the ranks of Steve Job of Apple Computer and Bill Gates of Microsoft in the world of communication and computing.
Dr. Philip Emeagwali, originally from Onitsha, Anambra state, Nigeria, although born in Akure, Ondo State in August 1954, has made history - he is one of those being honored during the 50th anniversary of the computer.
Among Dr. Emeagwali's scientific achievements are:
1) World's fastest computation of 3.1 billion calculations per second in 1989;
2) World record for solving the largest partial differential equations with 8 million grid points in 1989;
3)World record for solving the largest weather forecasting equations with 128 million grid points in 1990;
4) World record for an unprecedented parallel computer speedup of 2048 in 1989;
5) World record for an unprecedented parallel computer speedup of 65536 in 1990;
6) First successful implementation of a petroleum reservoir model on a massively parallel computer in 1989;
7) Credited with alerting the petroleum industry that massively parallel computers can be used to recover more oil;
First to program a massively parallel computer to outperform a conventional (vector) supercomputer in 1988;
9) First to have applied a pseudo-time approach in reservoir modeling in 1990;
10) Credited with pioneering the use of the "vast resources" of the Internet in supercomputing in the 1980s;
11) Credited with conclusively demonstrating that computers with thousands of processing nodes can solve significant real-world problems in 1989;
12) Formulated the counter-intuitive speedup paradox which states that there are two different but correct theoretical speedup of parallel computers;
13) Formulated the theory of tessellated models for parallel computing;
14) Introduced the concept of network frequency for parallel computers;
15) Introduced the concept of parallel data spaces;
16) Discovered enantiomeric networks;
17) Designed the first Fibonacci hypertree network;
16 Processor Hypertree Computer Network
18) Discovered the relationship between sphere packing and fast computing;
19) Invented hyperball computer networks;
20) Derived new partial differential equations for low inertial fluid flows;
21) Derived error stopping criterion for high inertial-fluid flows;
22) Discovered the analogy between Darcy's equations used in petroleum reservoir simulations and geostrophic equations used in weather forecasting;
23) Derived a new set of porous media flow equations that is vectorizable, parallelizable, and surprisingly, fifty times less computation-intensive than the original formulation;
24) Proved that the use of only Dirichlet type boundary conditions yields more accurate numerical solutions in the vicinity of petroleum producing wells located near the boundary and is therefore suitable for avoiding the coning problem caused by the high velocity of converging flows in the vicinity of wells;
25) Demonstrated the analogy between high-speed computation and high-speed ballistic missile by proving that the mixing of high- and low-resolution timing can lead to fatal error in measuring the performance of fast computers and tracking the motion of fast missiles. This fatal subtraction error resulted in the death, on 25 February 1991, of 28 U.S. servicemen in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War when the U.S. Patriot missile failed to shoot down the Iraqi Scud missile.
Dr. Emeagwali's academic achievements are alarming. He received his Ph.D. in scientific computing from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with concentration and research on massively parallel computing with interdisciplinary applications. Although the final approval of his 1057-page dissertation is pending, it has already won several awards from leading technical societies.
Among his other degrees are: Master of Arts in Applied Mathematics from the University of Maryland, College Park; Master of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, George Washington University, Washington D.C.; Engineer Degree in Ocean and Marine Engineering, George Washington University, Washington D.C.; Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, with minor in physics and astronomy.
Believe it or not, Philip is still studying. He has completed all but six courses needed to earn a second bachelor's degree in civil engineering; completed sufficient courses for an additional master's degree and the equivalent of two doctoral dissertations.
In honoring Dr. Emeagwali in a full page article on the 50th anniversary of computer, EDS wrote:
"The women and men of EDS salute those whose insights, vision and persistence have contributed to developing this remarkable tool.
"A leader among them is Dr. Philip Emeagwali. Emeagwali is an interdisciplinary computer scientist and inventor who developed software that allowed multiple processors to tackle complex problems simultaneously, paving the way to solving problems once thought unsolvable.
"Inspired by the complex designs of nature, Emeagwali used geometry to prove that bees use the most efficient method possible to construct their honeycombs. He reasoned that a computer based on the honeycomb design could improve efficiency. It did. His design breakthrough allowed 65,000 processors working together to perform the world's fastest computation at 3.1 billion calculations per second. That was three times the speed of the fastest supercomputers of the day - at one-fifth the cost. He is working on developing supercomputers powerful enough to simulate weather trends over a century to investigate atmospheric warming," EDS said.
Dr. Emeagwali was honored by the National Society of Black Engineers during their convention in Nashville, Tennessee from March 27-31, 1996. In a letter dated March 17, 1996 and signed by Jataun Robinson, it said, "I am writing you this letter to congratulate you on winning the National Society of Black Engineers Alumni Extension (NSBE-AE) Pioneer of the Year Award.... During the convention, a special awards luncheon will be held to honor you.... The awards luncheon is on Saturday, March 30, 1996...."
Dr. Emeagwali has been featured in various "Who's Who" books,

Dr. Emeagwali is married with a 5-year-old son, Ijeoma. His wife, Dr. Dale Brown Emeagwali is a molecular biologist. A native of Baltimore, she teaches at Morgan State University.
Dr. Emeagwali, who came to the United States on March 23, 1974, is a member of various professional organizations, such as American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, Association for Computing Machinery, American Meteorological Society, National Society of Black Engineers, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, United States Parachute Association, National Aeronautic Association and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Dr. Emeagwali is an independent consultant with the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota. He has submitted 41 inventions covering seven technologies to the Patent and Trademark Office. He is now preparing funding proposals to build prototypes of these inventions and create a new company that will market and license the resulting products.
Dr. Emeagwali, 41, is still researching. His other research interests are: Parallel Computing, Routing Networks, Fast Computations, Fluid Dynamics, Pollution Transport, Computational Aerodynamics, Flood Forecasting, Atmospheric and Ocean Models, Petroleum Reservoir Simulation, and Nature-lnspired Networks.
Even Nigerian Embassy could not overlook Dr. Emeagwali's contribution to the American society. In a letter dated Sept. 6, 1990, the then Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Hon. Hamzat Ahmadu wrote:
"I was very pleased and proud to read of your distinguished achievement in the field of Civil Engineering and Scientific Computing and wish to offer you my sincere congratulations for your remarkable achievement. I am equally pleased to learn that you won the Gordon Bell Prize, for the program you developed which will enable engineers determine where best to place wells in order to capture as much trapped oil as possible. Needless to say that such a program would be of tremendous interest to oil producing countries, including ours.

"By this great accomplishment," the Ambassador continued, "You have shown the world that contrary to many negative press that tend to portray the generality of Nigerians in bad light, particularly in the United States of America, Nigerians are capable of achieving greatness and do indeed excel in many fields. I hope that other Nigerians both within and outside your community will emulate you and set similar high standard of excellence..."

Dr. Emeagwali is interested in motivating African youths. In his letter to the African Herald dated April 11, 1996, he said: "It is my hope that your article(s) will help motivate African youths to pursue high-tech careers and increase the public awareness of the $2.6 billion Africa ONE Project that will bring the Internet to all African countries in 1999."

guy this nes senior me sef. h

God doesnt care about some of them. for some guys its just have nice shape with big stuff, good in bed.

i really dont like arguing their age. poverty dey change person face i swear but since dey have a testing machine, i choose to want to try to believe

serious!!

i liked snow for the first time when he fought that white walker in epi 8. its funny having dat danish guy in the smaller council.
im still wondering why khaleesi left on that dragon. the fight was almost over nd BTW i thought if a stone man touches u,:u bcom like them nd dat english lord touched khaleesi.
now d lanisters are scatterd, i think the throne will be taken from thomin.
i would have liked stanis to win at d end but killing dat girl changed my mind so...team khaleesi. im thargarian
in case i forgot, i hate arya nd those many faced gods pple! annoying blokes!

is this good or bad news?

hehehe...lafing in igbo

honeric01:
You mean the former ABS fc?
what are they called now?

dunno. probably same thing. there is also Giwa fc

honeric01:
Kano pillars is not a name of a person

ifeanyi Uba is a name of a person.

you can sue Kano pillars without suing the owners because kano pillars is separate from the owners.

how do you separate Ifeanyi Uba from Ifeanyi Uba?

thats the difference.

doesnt mean. ifeanyi uba is a brand name just like dangote.
chelsea is owned by roman but he didnt change d name. ifeanyi had to change it because it was previously named after someone (gabros) nd to promote his brand (ifeanyi uba)

nice one cc. lalasticlala cc ishilove

Jollyjoy:
Am more cute than her though she is stylish bt she expose those assest too much.

no vex oh. but cuter would have been simpler

Fulaboy:
Mtchwwww look at the useless posts up there


The robber don't have bullet in his gun

And you left him leave



Rubbish

u get sense. but bro what if im hide one for back?

mukina2:
Ok Guys the new FPL season > http://fantasy.premierleague.com/



The main league code is available on request, but you have to be an active player.

We have screen shots from last season . . .. for FA cup, Carling Cup and Conference .. they will be given out by standings only

Please let us know your team names from last year .. no 419 here

For those who removed their team, you will not be given FA cup codes . .ie Ibime

The h2h code, is limited to 30 per each league.

If i didnt give you the code and find your team dia, i will 'comot' am

Last Season > https://www.nairaland.com/1360136/nairaland-fantasy-premier-league-2013

can u please be clear on the explanation. how does this work?

honeric01:
How can someone name a club after his full name? that guy needs flogging, except he wants the club to remain a sole proprietorship club, i don't see investors taking him serious heheheehe wonders!

have u heard of abubaka bukola saraki FC?

for those bashing warri wolves i guess u dont stay in warri. i do nd i know d love they have for d club. dat move was to encourage support as they were needing a lot of it. they wanted to be intimidating. it doesnt happen always

just came in. hope there are real discussions not just arguments

honeric01:
Ifeanyi Uba fc lolz, if you're a commentator and in the heat of the game, you need to pronounce the club name while adding a player's name to it, how do you do that?

let me just dey laugh you already.

Kano pillar's Rabiu Ali going with the ball

and

Ifeanyi uba's ugochukwu Uduokirika going with the ball hehehe.

kano pillar's rabiu ali
ifeanyi uba's rabiu ali.
whats d difference?
they are both 2 words, 7 letters long, 4 syllabuses long.
wetin be ur ish?

u know na

phemocheee:
Am l the only person that doesn't understand this?

nope. i dont get it. how are ade nd mummy not real??

ikeepitreal:
*ah see rubbish everywhere,rubbish everywhere, close my eyes and drift cause I don't care*

nigga wetin na?

she continued and i took my eyes back. i was imagining how i would approach her then she looked back again. This time i made sure she noticed i was starring. i wanted to know what she would say but she looked forward and continued and i didn't for one second take my eyes off always imagining how i would grab her, what my hands would feel,how my dick would respond or what she would do.
As i planned to move she looked back again and there was a junction. she wanted to know if i would follow her so she stopped and slowly but consciously i passed her but i wanted to follow her so i stopped too.
she took a right turn and i followed. i didn't care if she noticed...actually i wanted her to. i wanted her to ask why but she didn't. she continued shaking the a.ss and i continued following. Now it was obvious that grabbing wasn't possible cause thus was a much busier road and it would be risky. i had to check her another time but i must enjoy the gaze while it lasted.
Not long after she entered keke and i was left alone. i stood as she breezed away but noticed that she turned back to look at me.
Exams over, i waited at the gate for my sister to come out then i saw her with the kid she had dropped earlier. shit! why didn't i see her when she returned! i turned for another look and she saw me. she looked at me but i didn't stop. my agenda hadn't changed but i couldn't make the move.
What would i do?
How would she react?
shock?
smiles?
a slap?
an insult?
shout?
What would the other people there think?
I imagined all these as she faded unto the distance.

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NinoBrown888:
are you drunk?

what part made u ask that?

vickyrotex u sharp oh. those boobies were lovely before sha

hi romancelanders.
it took me time to start this.
i had an awkward time today.
i went to drop my kid sister where she would be writing her exam and there i saw this woman who came to drop someone too. she should be in her late twenties or so.
she was good looking; dark with pink lips, artificial eye lashes, little tommy fat tho but i liked that.
she wore a white net top so i could see every part of her upper body except the tips covered by her black bra. she also had a black tight...she was wowy!
the first time i saw her, i starred! looked away nd starred again. she had nice boobs but i was really drawn to her a.ss. jeez they were wonderful! and when she moved, i couldn't help but want it!
we were waiting at the gate so after sometime i lost her in d crowd. i saw her bout 30 minutes later and i couldn't help it. i starred at that a.ss. i wondered how 1 man could handle it alone. i felt she would inevitable be going out but all my mind was on the a.ss.
I left where i was sitting just to have a better view and possibly take a brush but fate didn't give me a chance.
i moved on and after waiting at the gate for about an hour more, i decided to stroll and there she was right in front of me shaking that huge n.yash! damn! bang bang she moved and i let my brain no my dick lead me. i didn't know where i was strolling to but i knew i would follow her anywhere. it was either i feel the a.ss or i enjoy the view.
I kept a distance of about 5 steps but never took my eyes off the prize. the road was relatively lonely and all my brain, no, dick was telling me was nigga move and feel that a.ss! grab hold press, rock kiss, feel, anything to get the sensation from that n.yash. i moved closer, she turned back, i withdrew and looked up at her.

to be continued

these kind threads should make fp

smartesboys:
Every Muslim love him and respect him, we follow his teaching. every muslim should believe that jesus {pbuh} was messenger of god not a son.
we love him morethan you but we DO NOT WORSHIP HIM.

if u do, then ull know that he is one with the father!

introvert why did u comment before me? BTW,;to each man his beliefs!

introvert why did u comment before me? BTW,;to each man his beleives!

tophaz hope it wont be hard to chyke you now ure miss NL

coogar:
dybala is just 21!
he already possesses the football grain of aguero, suarez & messi put together. the weight of his passes & the vision alone is worth more than £40m.

lamela is crap!
immobile is decent.
giovinco is above average.
none of them has the guile of dybala....this is the most exciting youngster i have seen since messi in 2005.

yepa! pls dont compare ANYONE to messi biko not to talk of someone who isnt a guaranteed starter for argentina. his goals number aint even exciting

so the competition don end. its a proof that its nt about beauty but popularity. tophaz's fans won it for her