The hardship of living in a refugee camp made me psychologically strong.

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The 65,536 processors were inside the Connection Machine.

The 65,536 processors were inside the Connection Machine.

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...

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.

The Connection Machines owned by the United States government laboratories were made available to me...

The Connection Machines owned by the United States government laboratories were made available to me...

During the week that I arrived in the United States, I saw an airport, used...

During the week that I arrived in the United States, I saw an airport, used...

The Connection Machine was the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It is a complex...

The Connection Machine was the most powerful supercomputer in the world. It is a complex...

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...

Our lives sometimes depends on computers performing as predicted.

Our lives sometimes depends on computers performing as predicted.

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.

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

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

Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.

Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger.

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

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

I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer.

I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...