The Connection Machine was the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It is a complex supercomputer and it will take forever to completely describe how it works.

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One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has...

One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has...

Our lives sometimes depends on computers performing as predicted.

Our lives sometimes depends on computers performing as predicted.

First, I identify an analogous problem in nature and borrow from it.

First, I identify an analogous problem in nature and borrow from it.

Eighty percent of Americans with HIV do not know they are infected.

Eighty percent of Americans with HIV do not know they are infected.

Due to financial reasons, I dropped out of school after eight years of formal schooling.

Due to financial reasons, I dropped out of school after eight years of formal schooling.

I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12 to 17.

I dropped out of high school four times between the ages of 12 to 17.

Because I am not formally trained in the medical sciences, I can bring in new...

Because I am not formally trained in the medical sciences, I can bring in new...

The 65,536 processors were inside the Connection Machine.

The 65,536 processors were inside the Connection Machine.

It is smarter to borrow from nature than to reinvent the wheels.

It is smarter to borrow from nature than to reinvent the wheels.

My focus is not on solving nature's deeper mysteries. It is on using nature's deeper...

My focus is not on solving nature's deeper mysteries. It is on using nature's deeper...

I preferred to study those subjects that were of interest to me.

I preferred to study those subjects that were of interest to me.

I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy...

I have expertise in five different fields which helps me to easily understand the analogy...

When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years...

When I enrolled in college at age 19, I had a total of eight years...

Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have...

Because I believe that humans are computers, I conjectured that computers, like people, can have...

Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed...

Nigeria is a West African nation of over 100 million energetic people. It is endowed...

Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.

Adversities such as being homeless and going to prison has made many people stronger.

Briefly, to program it requires an absolute understanding of how all 65,536 processors are interconnected.

Briefly, to program it requires an absolute understanding of how all 65,536 processors are interconnected.

The greatest grand challenge for any scientist is discovering how to prevent the spread of...

The greatest grand challenge for any scientist is discovering how to prevent the spread of...

Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.

Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.

The labs were happy that I was brave enough to attempt to program it and...

The labs were happy that I was brave enough to attempt to program it and...