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Politics › Re: How Philip Emeagwali Lied His Way To Fame by strangest(m): 12:00pm On Oct 20, 2010
http://www.time.com/time/2007/blackhistmth/bios/04.html







P H I L I P E M E A G W A L I
A C a l c u l a t i n g M o v e

It's hard to say who invented the Internet. There were many mathematicians and scientists who contributed to its development; computers were sending signals to each other as early as the 1950s. But the Web owes much of its existence to Philip Emeagwali, a math whiz who came up with the formula for allowing a large number of computers to communicate at once.

Emeagwali was born to a poor family in Akure, Nigeria, in 1954. Despite his brain for math, he had to drop out of school because his family, who had become war refugees, could no longer afford to send him. As a young man, he earned a general education certificate from the University of London and later degrees from George Washington University and the University of Maryland, as well as a doctoral fellowship from the University of Michigan.

At Michigan, he participated in the scientific community's debate on how to simulate the detection of oil reservoirs using a supercomputer. Growing up in an oil-rich nation and understanding how oil is drilled, Emeagwali decided to use this problem as the subject of his doctoral dissertation. Borrowing an idea from a science fiction story about predicting the weather, Emeagwali decided that rather than using 8 expensive supercomputers he would employ thousands of microprocessors to do the computation.

The only step left was to find 8 machines and connect them. (Remember, it was the 80s.) Through research, he found a machine called the Connection Machine at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which had sat unused after scientists had given up on figuring out how to make it simulate nuclear explosions. The machine was designed to run 65,536 interconnected microprocessors. In 1987, he applied for and was given permission to use the machine, and remotely from his Ann Arbor, Michigan, location he set the parameters and ran his program. In addition to correctly computing the amount of oil in the simulated reservoir, the machine was able to perform 3.1 billion calculations per second.

The crux of the discovery was that Emeagwali had programmed each of the microprocessors to talk to six neighboring microprocessors at the same time.

The success of this record-breaking experiment meant that there was now a practical and inexpensive way to use machines like this to speak to each other all over the world. Within a few years, the oil industry had seized upon this idea, then called the Hyperball International Network creating a virtual world wide web of ultrafast digital communication.

The discovery earned him the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers' Gordon Bell Prize in 1989, considered the Nobel Prize of computing, and he was later hailed as one of the fathers of the Internet. Since then, he has won more than 100 prizes for his work and Apple computer has used his microprocessor technology in their Power Mac G4 model. Today he lives in Washington with his wife and son.

"The Internet as we know it today did not cross my mind," Emeagwali told TIME. "I was hypothesizing a planetary-sized supercomputer and, broadly speaking, my focus was on how the present creates the future and how our image of the future inspires the present."
Nairaland General › Re: Grammatical Blunders Made By Mrs. Jonathan by strangest(m): 2:02pm On Oct 19, 2010
madprof:
English being 1st, 2nd or last language is no excuse not to speak it properly, especially for a public figure. It is simply unacceptable and reflects us in poor light.
Come to think of it, when was the last time Nigeria had an educated first lady, a woman with finesse and a graceful carriage? And yes, a real education?!
Experience has shown that our first ladies (at all levels) need grooming. They are generally an embarassment.

strangest,
Yours is an excuse that is so common it has become a cliche. If you dislike the English language, why do you still use it to communicate? What has colonization got to do with speaking correctly? How many oyibos have corrected you for poor grammar? Will contempt for the English language improve our poor performance in WEAC/NECO/JAMB?
Get your priorities right!
WHY DONT YOU GO AND TELL OBAMA TO STOP USING "WANNA" AND "GONNA", I GUESS YOU MAY SAY THAT'S "AMERICAN ENGLISH", WELCOME TO "NAIJA ENGLISH",
Politics › Re: How Philip Emeagwali Lied His Way To Fame by strangest(m): 1:27pm On Oct 19, 2010
I fully well understand OYIBO, it will be really sad if a black african turns up to be the one that discovered the internet, so call the dog a bad name and kill it,
Nairaland General › Re: Grammatical Blunders Made By Mrs. Jonathan by strangest(m): 12:49pm On Oct 19, 2010
REALITY101:
I am seriously starting to get sick of the arrows our first lady fires on National telly, previously when welcoming the falconets at a ceremony in Abuja she said:

"Welldone, It is not easy to CARRY second"


Yesterday on NTA, she said:

"The president was once a child, and the senators were once a children"

If english isnt working she might as well just read her speeches in pidgin

I dey talk am oo
Why is it that a lot of Nigerians like you, like to form OYIBO, too much, its okay for America to use “wanna” instead of “want to”, the French can call Paris, Paree, Oyibo football commentator,” Kainuuuu wan-kwo, instead of Kanu Nwankwo, . Instead of you to be correcting Oyibo, you are here fooling yourself

people should always remember that the English colonised us does not mean that we are English, We are still NAIJA,
Nairaland General › Re: Grammatical Blunders Made By Mrs. Jonathan by strangest(m): 12:41pm On Oct 19, 2010
At least the husband is still proud of her, unlike OBJ and the rest that would have picked a NEW presentable lady, lipsrsealed
Politics › Re: Atiku Donates N10m To Jigawa Flood Victims by strangest(m): 12:13pm On Oct 19, 2010
Paying back what he stole, grin
Politics › Re: Anambra Is The Brain Box Of Nigeria-jonathan by strangest(m): 10:31pm On Oct 16, 2010
playmode:
I continue to wonder how this guy got his PhD, saying anambra is the box of Nigeria. Does that mean the other states of Nigeria produces dummies. The guy lack skills in addressing people. I pity the folks of Anambra who are buying into this cheap politics. What has this guy done for Anambra since he got into power?

Simple question?

We deserve better ,we don’t need a leader who will make remarks about one state that might cause jealously in another state. It is like going to Jos and saying the Christians are the most intelligent people in Jos. We need a unifying leader. There are other compliments that he could have given Anambra but to say the brain density of Nigeria is concentrated in Anambra is an extremely foolish statement coming from a supposed president of the Federal republic. Did he conduct a research to reach that conclusion or he is just speaking carelessly like he always does.

In a nation as fragile as Nigeria, he should avoid making statement that will indicate that one group is superior or better than another. Some people might take offence to those comments. Jonathan has shown over and over that he is heart is not in the right place. It is all about power for him. He has 0 leadership skills. Instead he prefers crooked politics, PDP politics of deception and trickery. Jonathan , I will advise you to hire some social etiquette teachers because you are seriously lacking in that department. You speak before you think.

I weep for people who see this guy as a messiah. Of course babangida and atiku are worse candidates but nothing should be expected of Jonathan. Only “some” nairaland Igbos will be gullible enough to trust Jonathan. Real intelligent Igbos will see through his game of deception. Jonathan will not handover to anybody if he wins this election, he will want to run for a second term,mark my words. This is PDP politics and we all know what they are capable of.
Usually Anambrarians are industrious and we do not always depend on the government to do ANYTHING for us, that has always been how WE were raised,


GOODLUCK,                               SO FAR, SO GOOD,
Politics › Re: Anambra Is The Brain Box Of Nigeria-jonathan by strangest(m): 4:15pm On Oct 16, 2010
samoks:
CAPITAL NO, WE DON'T WANT HIM PERIOD,
"WE"huh?, YOU AND WHOhuhhuhhuh

JONATHAN IS THE BEST THING THAT WILL EVER HAPPEN TO NIGERIA, 99.8% SURE,
Autos › Re: 95 Model Honda Bulldog @ Give Away N520k 08052334306[green Colour] by strangest(m): 3:53pm On Oct 13, 2010
See what I am going to do, I am going to set him up, I will go their with my brothers from the baracck grin, I will call him on his phone and as soon as he starts his pranks, we will catch him with the police officer that he works with, I am coming, you hear ole, thief, you better clear your name OR,
Politics › Re: I Applaud Chilean Government Efforts On Miners - Can This Happen In Nigeria? by strangest(m): 12:40pm On Oct 13, 2010
, a lot of nigerians has stayed inside kiri kiri hole for years without trial, i guess they should start from there, lol grin
Car Talk › Re: Toyota Tokunbo Versus Brand Nw Kia by strangest(m): 7:22am On Oct 10, 2010
, another issue that I have observed with the KIA product is availability of the spare parts, my guy was ONLY able to buy the radiator after the accident from the dealers, and yes it was very costly, kindah monopoly market,
Car Talk › Re: Toyota Tokunbo Versus Brand Nw Kia by strangest(m): 10:11pm On Oct 09, 2010
I may be wrong but I believe with 1.5m you can get a 2001 toyota camry, non accident-ed that you can confirm with the VIN, I have also read some thread that says that KIA RIO has a variety that comes with no airbag, beside my guy had an accident with his girl's KIA RIO and truly no airbag burst, makes me think that there maybe other loopholes in other KIA products, I will go for the Camry,
Romance › Re: I Am The Most Handsome Guy In Nairaland by strangest(m): 2:44pm On Oct 09, 2010
FOR YOUR MIND
Politics › Re: Jonathan Campaigner Quits Over President's Comment . by strangest(m): 1:51pm On Oct 09, 2010
zoning was just a mirage,
Sports › Re: Suspension Of The Nigeria Football Federation Provisionally Lifted by strangest(m): 1:46pm On Oct 09, 2010
at the moment, fifa is just confused,
Business › Re: How Much Did You Exchange The Dollar For Today? by strangest(m): 9:56pm On Oct 08, 2010
gowaga68:
oga cos it's easy to say it out, well some just post for posting sake. shocked shocked shocked shocked
seriously, i dont think its just for posting sake, people in the black market are out to make their money and if you do not make a better bargain, you may end up changing at a lower price like the 126 for $1
Autos › Re: 1999 Rav4 Model Registered 700k by strangest(m): 3:07pm On Oct 07, 2010
BUYER BEWARE grin huh shocked embarassed lipsrsealed
Travel › Re: Easiest Way Of Getting Permanent Residence In Europe by strangest(m): 9:53pm On Oct 04, 2010
i guess smoothman don hide, he don go create another username, buyer beware,
Sports › Nigerian Lifter Augustina Nwaokolo Wins Opening Gold by strangest(op): 6:29pm On Oct 04, 2010
Teenage Nigerian weightlifter Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo has won the first gold medal of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi in the women's 48kg division.

The 17-year-old set a new Games record of 175kg after lifting 77kg in the snatch and 98kg in the clean and jerk to upset home favourite Soniya Chanu.

The Indian twice failed to lift the 103kg she needed to take gold and had to settle for silver with 167kg.

Fellow Indian Sandhya Rani finished third with an aggregate of 165kg.

India also took silver and bronze in the men's 56kg category with Sukhen Dey and Srinivasa Rao finishing behind Malaysia's Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim.

Ibrahim won the gold medal in Manchester in 2002 but missed out on defending his title in Melbourne four years later while he served a two-year doping ban.

MATTHEW PINSENT'S BLOG
India have set the target of 100 medals in Delhi, aiming to finish second behind Australia in the table, so a good start on day one would have lifted a whole team and set a stiff challenge

He waited until the late stages of the snatch to make his first appearance in the Delhi competition and comfortably lifted 111kg to take the lead, just moments after compatriot Mohammad Shafiq Ismail had been successful with 109kg and Dey had lifted 110kg.

Dey, the first Indian weightlifter to win a world junior championship medal when he claimed bronze in 2009, then hit back with a comfortable 112kg but Ibrahim replied with a Commonwealth record of 116kg to restore his advantage.

In the clean and jerk, Dey went ahead with a 140kg lift before Ibrahim went a kilo better, knowing that he had the advantage on bodyweight to set a new record of 257kg.

Dey was forced to attempt 146kg which proved beyond him, but he held onto silver when Rao also failed at 146kg.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/delhi_2010/9058006.stm

Business › Re: How Much Did You Exchange The Dollar For Today? by strangest(m): 7:48am On Sep 30, 2010
i mistakenly changed 155.5$ yesterday, my customer been wan give me 153.3, small thing i for don fall for him, grin
Celebrities › Re: 19 Years Old Damilola Crowned Miss Nigeria 2010 by strangest(m): 11:41am On Sep 27, 2010
wales:
This girl no fine pass my mama at allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll are we sure she is 24 or 42  huh huh huh
your mama must be sexy, wink wink,
Autos › Re: Clean Registered 2000 Model Grand Cherokee For Sale: Price:900k by strangest(m): 8:40am On Sep 25, 2010
dewswealth:
Can you trade it for a land,it is a genuine land with Cof O.call me on 08123123484 if interested
Where is the land located, size and I hope the title is valid and it has not been sold to anybody before  grin,  I may be in position to give you as much as 800k, to get the car,  send me an email stranger2ky@yahoo.com
Satellite TV Technology › Re: Dstv Introduces Dstvfreeview ( Free Channels!!)- Death To Hitv, Mytv And Others? by strangest(m): 8:44pm On Sep 21, 2010
MOVE OVER TO SECTION,
Business › Re: How Much Did You Exchange The Dollar For Today? by strangest(m): 6:11am On Sep 20, 2010
I sold some today for 153, does it mean that the dollar rate is increasing ??
Properties › Re: Convenant Properties Ltd by strangest(op): 4:21pm On Sep 16, 2010
Please I need information on the following property company CONVENANT PROPERTIES LIMITED, has anyone transacted any business with them before. Please advise on their mode of operation. Thank you.
Autos › Re: Cheap Neat Honda Civic Up For Grabs by strangest(m): 9:37pm On Sep 10, 2010

Autos › Re: 2001 Camry(neatly Used) Going For 910k: Call Nero On 07083258467 by strangest(m): 12:34am On Sep 03, 2010
leather or fabric?
Politics › Re: CNN: Singer Nneka Tells World Of Love And Injustice In Nigeria by strangest(m): 12:22am On Sep 03, 2010
another Ibo girl, Mr Cork, where are youhuh grin
Celebrities › Re: Koko Mobile From D’banj by strangest(m): 1:48pm On Sep 01, 2010
slap1:
I hope it's GPRS-enabled, with bluetooth,blacktooth,memory card,infra-red,torch,PS 2 or 3,ATM,spare battery,free DSTV channels(at least 25 or 30),bullet-proof,crash helmet, parachute,solar-powered,printer,scanner,fax,etc and will sell for about N5,000.
Can it serve as an inverter too? NEPA is a big problem here, grin
Properties › Re: The future is now; Its yours with N60,000 by strangest(m): 3:47pm On Aug 29, 2010
, please and please, is there any other hidden payment, am really interested and will like to fix like 4 rooms there,
Autos › Re: You Can't Beat This Offer Sweet Honda Civic 2003 For Sale.(ASKING PRICE 850K) by strangest(m): 2:05pm On Aug 29, 2010
so what is the last price for the car, gaskiya
Autos › Re: Registered 2001 Honda Civic by strangest(m): 2:04pm On Aug 29, 2010
still available? ? ?

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