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Philip Emeagwali

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Philip Emeagwali is a Nigerian computer scientist. He is known for making controversial statements about his achievements, such as inventing the Internet and creating the world's fastest computer, the Connection Machine, which are disputed by the scientific community. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1954 1
Birth Date
1954-08-23 1
Award
Gordon Bell Prize 2
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Nigeria

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1. Wikipedia: Philip Emeagwali
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    Philip Emeagwali (born 23 August 1954) is a Nigerian computer scientist. He is known for making controversial statements about his achievements, such as inventing the Internet and creating the world's fastest computer, the Connection Machine, which are disputed by the scientific community.
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    August 23, 1954
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2. Wikidata: Philip Emeagwali
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