At the same time,however,one needs to be careful bout the issue of a PhD.Not getting one,even when he person tries,does not necessarily imply deficiency in character and/or learning.It could suggest inability to adapt to the format required for a PhD.
Some people who went to become prominent scholars did not pass their PhDs.The literary and cultural critic Walter Benjamin wrote a thesis,The Origins of German Tragic Drama, that according to one critic,is either difficult or impossible to understand,even though,according to one view,it is an inspired work of the kind unfitting for the more mundane requirements of a PhD.The theologian Karl Rahner did not pas his own PhD although he became one of the most important figures in 20th century Catholic theology. Something smilar happened with the historian and philosopher of religion Karen Armstrong.
Western academic training requires certain strait-jacketing that will not fit everyone.
One has to examine each case on its own terms.
Thanks
Toyin
-- On 18 October 2010 03:32, Igrebo Eze <igrebo@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks, Charles for the light you have shed into this discuss. However, I still see the issue as that of CHARACTER and NOT that of achievements not being accorded the recognition they deserve. From this perspective quite a number of questions arise. There is no doubt that Emeagwali is intelligent and that he won the Gordon Bell Prize. This should be accorded the recognition it deserves. Nevertheless the following questions, among others, steer one on the face:
1. How come such a man whose work won the Gordon Prize could not satisfy the authorities of his institution "in learning and character" to earn a doctorate degree the condition for which the work was part?
2. "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." (TIME). Who were or are those who "considered" the Gordon Bell Prize the Nobel equivalent in computing? Surely the highest prize in the computing area is the TURING Prize and this is not in any way an equivalent of the NOBEL prize. So why this very wrong and misleading information, which no attempt appears to have been made to correct, as required by the ethics of the IT profession?
3. According to the sources indicated in the mail under reference Emeagwali was born in 1954. The ARPANET, the forerunner of the Internet was conceptualized and put in place by 1969 when he was only 15 years of age and still in Nigeria. The conceptualization which, in spirit, is much like the Internet as is today was by Robert Licklider, then of MIT, and documented in his publications "Galactic Network" in August, 1962. He it was who envisioned a "globally interconnected set of computers through which everyone could quickly access data and programs from any site". This was when Emeagwali was only eight (8) years old. A large very successful demonstration of the ARPANET was done by Khan in October1972, and multiprocessing was already available on the Internet by 1976". Emeagwali's work was in 1987-1989!! If later developments relied on aspects of this work, would that make him father of the Internet, given the above facts? Or, what then is the definition of "father of the Internet."?
4. Credit must go to him for his work. However a close look at the references indicated in the mail under reference, he wrote a program and used an existing machine. "In 1987, he applied for and was given permission to use the machine." (TIME). He neither designed nor built one. He did design the algorithm. The contribution is an algorithm for a parallel computing environment. There appears to be no patent for this in the United States. Was any patent granted for this work?
5. His history revealed that he was quite about in the United States having attended and obtained degrees from George Washington University, University of Maryland, and Oregon State University before coming to Michigan. Why had he been moving around so much, and what stages of the academic career was he in the various institutions? As an academic, this is significant.
6. Since 1989 what has he done? What refinements and additional discoveries or inventions has he come up with in Mathematics, Civil Engineering or IT?
Finally Graham Bell is not in the same category at all. Graham Bell was an authority. He did a detailed study of his observation, subjected his work to review and obtained the US patent for it.
"An undisputed fact is that Alexander Graham Bell was the first to be awarded a patent for the electric telephone by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in March 1876." (Wikipedia) [US patent 174465 Alexander Graham Bell: "Improvement in Telegraphy" filed on February 14, 1876, granted on March 7, 1876].
Again while credit should be given to whom credit is due, and all achievements given due recognition, false claims where they arise, should be condemned. This is my take.
Have a wonderful week
Igrebo
--- On Sun, 10/17/10, Charles Okwuobi <okwuobi@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Charles Okwuobi <okwuobi@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Naija_IT_Professionals] RE: EMEGWALI
To: naija_it_professionals@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 8:32 AMDear Prof. Igrebo,
Thanks for your intellectual views. We have missed your qualitative views as well as those of our good pioneer, Prof. Obi.In my opinion, your views are perfect in themselves. i.e. < Every profession has its yardstick for determining who an authority is... I.T., people are not authorities if they have not produced, been peer reviewed, and held so by their peers.>
The only thing is that while this hits at my preferred order of knowledge dissemination, I think with respect to Information Technology, this school of thought becomes an anomaly. Frankly it stifles creativity (It has been the subject of discussion here before) and creativity we need in Nigeria.
Who, for instance, is the father of Telephony?
Mr. Alexander Graham Bell.
What did he do?
Mr Bell, inspired by his love of his deaf mother and his passion to communicate with her, noticed that she responded when he played the piano. She heard him!
So the deaf hear vibrations...The rest is history.
Every 11 year old student in Nigeria and beyond now knows this telephone experiment, which is taught in their Introduction to Science class. It simply involves holding a long wire and attaching two copper cups at each end and speaking though...
It is in this respect that Emeagwali's achievements are often referred to as being the father of Internet. He didn't even create the machine that did the computing -Just the code that made the machines talk to each other.
Hear how Time Magazine puts it:<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 machines ..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... earning 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.>
So as we say in Nigeria - what are we not talking!That he dropped-out like Bill Gates? That he claims he has Patents? I even heard someone suggest that the Time Reporter doesn't know reporting and the Gordon Bell folks don't know their jobs!
As the Igbo's exclaim, Ezi-okwu!
Sir, please come with me on this journey. This is neither the time nor the moral-high ground we need to fire-off these theories (there is even one about Mr. Bell's assistant actually making the discovery, but Bell getting to the patent office first). And No! It is not the metaphor of the Baby being thrown away with the Bathwater. We are just throwing away the baby.
I'll copy the D.G of Patents in Nigeria, hopefully he will pin these news article on the board at the entrance of his office to inspire the youths.
http://www.time. com/time/ 2007/blackhistmt h/bios/04. html
http://www.cnn. com/fyi/interact ive/specials/ bhm/story/ black.innovators .html
http://emeagwali. com/video/ president- bill-clinton/ one-of-the- great-minds- of-the-informati on-age.wmv
http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/in_depth/ sci_tech/ digital_giants/ 8561413.stmBell: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell
My thoughts!
Cheers,
Charles Ike Okwuobi
--- In Naija_IT_Professionals@yahoogroups.com, Igrebo Eze <igrebo@...> wrote:
>
> Yes. However, to me, the issue is not that of the subject of
> the thread being intellectually sound or his achievements not being accorded the recognition they deserve, it is that of character.
> No reputable institution of learning presents candidates for
> the conferment of degrees or diplomas if the institution does not find the
> candidate worthy in BOTH CHARACTER
> AND LEARNING. I know of quite
> a number of candidates who have been denied graduation or made to stay at least
> one additional academic year even when they had cum laude or magna cum laude
> (First or second class upper) in their learning assessments, on account of the
> institution not being satisfied with their CHARACTER!!
>
> There is more than meets the eye on this issue:
> For an individual that produced a Gordon prize winning work,
> not to be able to meet the requirements of an institution in which the
> aforementioned work was done, in character
> and learning to earn the degree of which the work was part, raises
> questions.
>
> For claims of patents to turn out not to be true raises
> questions as to the character and integrity of the claimant.
>
> For anyone to present the Gordon Prize as being the IT
> equivalent of the Nobel Prize surely raises questions.
>
> The revelation of these, the manner and intent of
> presentation not withstanding, is good. The questions arising from the
> aforementioned situation force people and the Nation, to review their positions
> relating to the individual concerned. The youth are now better informed to
> re-evaluate their perception and be careful. Appreciate that since in IT mis-feasance
> is not allowed, the end does not justify the means, they need role models that
> respect the fact and uphold (in all they think, speak or do), that in IT the
> end is achieved only by legitimate, legal means, and therefore encourage and adhere
> to, as a canon, this vital IT ethical principle. Certainly, false claims are
> condemnable.
>
> To those who take the position that authoring published peer
> review works are not necessary for one to be regarded as authority in IT, I
> say, I humbly hold a different view. Every profession has its yardstick for
> determining who an authority in the profession is. In Science and Technology,
> people are not authorities (in a particular field) if they have not produced
> any original, peer reviewed work(s) (in that field), and held to be so by their
> peers.
>
> Warm regards
> Igrebo
>
> --- On Wed, 10/13/10, Charles Okwuobi okwuobi@... wrote:
>
> From: Charles Okwuobi okwuobi@...
> Subject: [Naija_IT_Professionals] Re: EMEGWALI
> To: naija_it_professionals@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 7:09 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> Ill soon join in this discussion, but what I like the inspirational tilt the Naija IT group has been able to spin out of this. KUDOS!
> At a cursory glance at other yahoo-groups where this has been propagated, the subject seems to have a more vindictive approach lost in the lynch-mentality...
>
> One crucial thing they miss is time-perspective.
> Another is that - knowledge is hidden in plain view.
>
> At the time of Emegwali's achievements, how many folks had email addresses? How many knew what it meant to surf the web? Recall it was less than 6 years ago that videos could be streamed-live over the internet. How have folks forgotten! Now it was perhaps a decade before then that Emegwali came up with his discovery. Appreciate what a decade means in technology!
> Appreciate his achievements and even if the knowledge is now second-nature, at the time it was explosive, insightful, revolutionary and a discovery worth acknowledging.
> Thanks,
> Charles Ike Okwuobi
>
> ...............................................
> Posted by: "toyin adepoju" toyin.adepoju@... Â tokem3000
> Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:18 am (PDT)
>
>
> I believe in both talking and doing.
>
> Gbenga was doing more than suggesting that we should talk less and do more.
>
> He was stating categorically that if Emeagwali lied,those lies are not
> as important as their positive value.He gave the positive inspiration and
> practical assistance of Emeagwali in his own case as an example.
>
> Gbenga is unapologetic about his views and does not need them to
> be euphemicised.
>
> Image, perception of you by others,are often as important as what you
> actually do.
>
> Africans do work very hard.Their hard work is at times made more difficult
> or takes longer to bear fruit beceause of
> prejudice against them.Prejudice both unfounded,based on racism or based on
> bad things some Africans have done.
>
> So,its vital to work but along with work those who give a community a bad
> name by
> telling lies should be pointed out and their lies disowned,while
> pointing out whatever good those same people have done.
>
> On the contrary,pointing out anyone's lies does not poison the air.It
> clears the air.
>
> Thanks
> Toyin
>
> On 12 October 2010 15:10, AhA ajijola@gmail. com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Rubber is on the road
> >
> > AhA
> >
> > http://ajijola. blogspot. com/
> >
> > Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up it knows that it has to run
> > faster than the fastest Lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion
> > wakes up it knows that it has to run faster than the slowest gazelle or it
> > will starve to
> death.
> >
> > It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a gazelle; when the sun comes
> > up you had better be running!
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:
> > Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] *On Behalf Of *Molly E. Uzoh
> > *Sent:* 12 October 2010 12:32
> >
> > *To:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> > *Subject:* RE:
> [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> > I think Gbenga's point is that we should talk less and do more. If we keep
> > talking about the same thing over and over, we will find out that we would
> > end up poisoning the future generation more than Emeagwali has help them.
> > PERIOD.
> >
> > Now , lets get back to work so that we can leave some positive skid marks
> > that can inspire the generations ahead. God bless you all.
> >
> > - Molly
> > *From:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:
> > Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] *On Behalf Of *toyin adepoju
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:39 AM
> > *To:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com; igrebo@yahoo. com;
> > me@gbengasesan. com
> > *Subject:* Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> > Thank you, Igrebo
> >
> Gbenga has a point,but he dilutes its value by denigrating the need to
> > point out when someone has been lying about his achievements because those
> > lies have done some good.
>
> > As pointed out by Gloria Emeagwali [no relation to the controversial Philip
> > Emeagwali] those lies of Philip Emeagwali also do bad,beceause they help to
> > discredit those Nigerians who are honest by giving Nigerians a bad name.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Toyin
> >
> > On 12 October 2010 02:26, Igrebo Eze igrebo@yahoo. com> wrote:
> >
> > Pardon me, please, but this contribution is very disappointing. It should
> > please be noted that a core element of the Ethics of the IT Profession is
> > abhorrence of mis-feasance (not
> doing the right things in a wrong or illegal
> > way). Thus in the profession the end does not justify the means, the end
> > must be achieved only by legitimate and legal means.
> >
> > Igrebo
> >
> > --- On *Tue, 9/21/10, 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com>* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com>
> > Subject: RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> > To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> >
> > Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:56 PM
> >
> > Just to confirm Ayo's point, I doubt that I'd do what I'm doing today or
> > even be anything close to the little career nods I've had but for the
> > Emeagwali story. To me, and many young Nigerians (and I bet much more), he
> > allowed his light to shine and that gave us permission to believe we could
> > even shine ours at all.
> > Does this excuse overstated achievements? NO.
> > Did Emeagwali overstate his achievements? I don't know and honestly don't
> > really want to spend valuable time proving that.
>
> > What have those that accuse him achieved in inspiring the next generation
> > of Africans? That's above my pay grade.
> >
> > Do I call for blind support because he's Nigerian? NO.
> >
> > Does being published define success? *NO!*
>
> > Summary: if the man lied (or is lying), let history judge him. Otherwise, I
> > repeat what I wrote of him in my own first attempt at an autobiography:
> >
> > When I heard about Philip Emeagwali in 2000 and decided to write him, I
> > simply assumed that he would not respond to my eMail -- but he did. Not only
> > did he reply, he also connected me with the man Nigerians have come to know
> > as the ‘oracle of I.T.’, Chris Uwaje. Coming into my life at a time when I
> > was just about stepping into the industry, they helped shape my view of the
> > huge opportunity that lay ahead of me in the Nigerian ICT space. They built
> > on the earlier work of my first Information Technology mentor, Dr. James
> > Sotomi
> of blessed memory; his was the baptism of fire that reconnected me
> > with the passion that was planted the day I was denied access to what would
> > have been my first experience with a computer in 1991.
> >
> >
> >
> > And if I may borrow from (and add to) Bill Clinton’s message to Nigeria at
> > some point: *can we focus on discovering the millions of Emeagwalis across
> > Nigeria and strengthen them in weak areas so they can add value and help
> > build a country we can be proud to call home?* If you’ve added no value,
> > let those who have keep doing so; if you’re adding value, please focus on
> > doing more. Someone once said Africans define *PhD* as *Pull her/him Down*;
> > can we at least prove this notion wrong?
> >
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> >
> > *'Gbenga Sesan*
> >
> > u: www.gbengasesan. com
> >
> > b:
> www.gbengasesan. com/blog
> >
> >
> >
> > Executive Director
> >
> > *Paradigm Initiative Nigeria*
> >
> > Lagos
> >
> > Nigeria
> >
> > +234 1 741 56 25
> >
> > gbenga.sesan@ pinigeria. org<http://mc/compose? to=gbenga. sesan@pinigeria. org>
> >
> > www.pinigeria. org
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:
> > Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] *On Behalf Of *Ayo Oladejo
> > *Sent:* 21 September 2010 22:36
> > *To:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> > *Subject:* Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > There are many young Nigerian IT professionals who fell in love with the
> > profession or got interested and confident due to the man - Emeagwali. What
> > good has this bashing done for us in any way, maybe I will then understand.
> > Also, what is it with Africans and this kind of behavior. Look at the
> > English football team with their lack of real talents,
> and yet their
> > countrymen hype them to the heavens. Sometimes I wonder what could have been
> > if Okocha or Kanu were Englishmen.
> >
> > At least Emeagwali has one achievement - a silent mentor or someone a lot
> > of young people aspire to be like.
> >
> > --- On *Tue, 9/21/10, Maurice Anyanwu anyanwu_m@yahoo. com>* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Maurice Anyanwu anyanwu_m@yahoo. com>
> > Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> > To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com,
> > NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com,
> > "usaafricadialogue" <USAAfricaDialogue@ googlegroups. com>, "Nidoa" <
> > nidoa@yahoogroups. com>, naijaobserver@ yahoogroups. com, "nai" <
> > naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com>
> > Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 11:30 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > Folks are we just being haters? leave this man alone.
> >
> > Toyin, which one you dey sef?
> >
> > http://www.time. com/time/ 2007/blackhistmt h/bios/04. html
> >
> > http://www.cnn.
> com/fyi/interact ive/specials/ bhm/story/ black.innovators .html
> >
> >
> > http://emeagwali. com/video/ president- bill-clinton/ one-of-the- great-minds- of-the-informati on-age.wmv
> >
> > http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/in_depth/ sci_tech/ digital_giants/ 8561413.stm
> >
> >
> >
> > Maurice Anyanwu
> > www.cyrilmoore. com <http://www.cyrilmoo re.com/about/>
> >
> > Making your business solutions *SIMPLE!*
> >
> > My LinkedIn profile <http://www.linkedin .com/in/mauricea nyanwu>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> >
> > *From:* toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> > *To:* NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com;
> > naija_it_profession als@yahoogroups. com; usaafricadialogue <
> > USAAfricaDialogue@ googlegroups. com>; Nidoa nidoa@yahoogroups. com>;
> > naijaobserver@ yahoogroups. com; nai <naijaintellects@ googlegroups.
> com>
> > *Sent:* Tue, September 21, 2010 5:19:33 PM
> > *Subject:* [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> > *CORRECTION*
> >
> > On 21 September 2010 22:18, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > The TIME reference is accurate.
> >
> >
> >
> > Here it is
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.time. com/time/ specials/ packages/ article/0, 28804,1963424_ 1963480_1963457, 00.html
> >
> >
> >
> > I cant see any reference to him describing him as
> forerunner of the
> > Internet on BBC.
> >
> >
> >
> > A sceptical researcher states that the other journalistic and the
> > Clinton references are accurate.
> >
> >
> >
> > We can agree that credible journalistic sources cite his achievement.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The fact that he has some achievements in computing is clear.
> >
> > The problem is ascertaining the scope of the achievement.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Its also true however,that there is no record of him at the site of the US
> > Patent Office.
> >
> > So it is most unlikely he has any patents as he claims he has.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have done a search for his name on Metalib, an academic database, and I
> > can see no reference to his achievements there.
> >
> >
> >
> > I wonder why.
> >
> >
> >
> > The only related reference there
> is to Gloria Thomas-Emeagwali, perhaps his
> > wife, who seems to be a historian of science.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > What is going on?
> >
> > Is he being ignored by the scientific community?
> >
> >
> >
> > Where is there such a difference between the journalistic references and
> > the academic references, the latter conspicuous by their absence?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Toyin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 21 September 2010 21:29, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > can you please give us links for ALL the references you have made here?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > toyin
> >
> >
> >
> > On
> 21 September 2010 14:50, Clive Anawana afamefun@hotmail. com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, I don't believe these following reputable institutions got their
> > information from Emeagwali's web page. Below is what they all said.
> >
> > BBC considers him a Digital Giant. CNN considers him a Father of the
> > Internet. The Time Magazine wrote that “The Web owes much of its existence
> > to Philip Emeagwaliâ€. Bill Clinton referred to him as “One of the great
> > minds of the Information Ageâ€
> >
> > So you can all hate him all you want.
> >
> > Daalunu
> > Afam Anawana
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> >
> > To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > From: peterclaver2000@ yahoo.com
> > Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:40:53 +0000
> >
> >
> > Subject: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> > And may your ribs continue cracking from your frustration and the private
> > humiliation of refusing to accept what your little mind is not capable of
> > changing, especially as it pertians to Ndigbo. Can I hear someone shout
> > Aaaaamen!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!111
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> >
> > *Von:* Chief Gemologist usgemology@yahoo. com>
> > *An:* NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > *CC:* usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> > *Gesendet:* Dienstag, den 21. September 2010, 10:52:43 Uhr
> > *Betreff:* Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> > May be Igbos see Eme as father of the Internet the same way they see Zik
> as
> > father of Africa. lol my ribs aching!
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Date: Monday, September 20, 2010 5:21:51 pm
> > To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > Cc: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> > From: "toyin adepoju" <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail.
> com>
> > Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> > D Francis,
> >
> > I understand enough about Emeagawli's contribution to parallel processing
> > in
> > computing to recognise that the claim that that contribution makes him a
> > father of the internet is not likely to be correct.
> >
> >
> > I also know that there is no evidence that he has any patents since I have
> > done a search for his name as the site of the US Patent Office and come up
> > with nothing.
> >
> > I am ready to issue a public apology to Emeagwali if certifiable evidence
> > can be provided that he has even one patent registered against his name as
> > of today 20/09/2010.He claims to have many.If even one can be proven I
> > will apologise for stating that I can see no evidence of his having any.
> >
> > Meanwhile,I would be pleased if you or anyone were to try
> to prove how
> > Emeagwali is a father of the internet.I expect even a layperson like
> > myself can assess whatever argument can be provided
> > since the argument should be quite straightforward.
> >
> > thanks
> > toyin
> >
> > On 20 September 2010 18:48, D Francis <dom-francis@ hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear Toyin
> > >
> > > Do you fully understand Emeagwali's super computing concept he worked on
> > > for oil drilling that was attributed to "computing" and the internet?
> > >
> > > Dom Francis
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------ --------- ---------
> > > To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > > CC: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> > > From: toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com
> > > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:07:57 +0100
> > > Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dom Francis and Itaetim,
> > >
> > >
> Emeagwali is a fraud because he claims achievements he does not have.
> > >
> > > He claims to have many patents.
> > >
> > > There is NO record that he has ONE PATENT.
> > >
> > > You can research that yourself at the site of the US Patent Office.
> > >
> > > He claims to be a Father of the Internet.
> > >
> > > His accomplishments do not seem to support that claim.
> > >
> > > The only accomplishment he can be credited with is the Gordon Bell Prize
> > > which as as far as I know,does not constitute being a Father of the
> > Internet
> > > in his case.
> > >
> > > If you want to read about real Fathers of the Internet read about Tim
> > > Berners-Lee, who I understand developed Hyper Text Transfer Protocol,which
> > > enables computers to communicate with each other in cyberspace.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cut
> your claims of your accomplishments according to their reality.
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > toyin
> > >
> > > On 20 September 2010 17:33, D Francis <dom-francis@ hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Common People
> > >
> > > Why must we focus on negativity?
> > > Please tell me what makes Emeagwali a fraud?
> > >
> > > Is it because he has not published a book yet?
> > > Is it because he no patent accredited to his name?
> > > Is it because he may or may not have a PhD?
> > > Is it because he charges to make speeches?
> > > Is it because he has his speeches on the internet and people give him
> > > praises for the speeches?
> > >
> >
> > Many prominent visionaries we have today have same profile as mention
> > > above.
> > > If every one us has the same understanding of where we should be or what
> > we
> > > should be doing as Emeagwali does, we the blacks should be a force to be
> > > recon with in the world
> > >
> > > Please try to encourage and not discourage, only knowledge and
> > intelligence
> > > can help black people move forward
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Dom Francis
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------ --------- ---------
> > > To: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; NaijaPolitics@ yahoogroups. com;
> > > NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > > From: OlaKassimMD@ aol.com
> > > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:48:46 -0400
> > >
> > > Subject: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear All:
> > >
> > > I have always stayed away from the Emeagwali controversy simply because
> > > I do not enjoy watching Nigerians/Africans pull each other down--
> > > (ala our famous PHD syndrome.)
> > >
> > > However there are some instances when
> we must speak up or else
> > > the work of our true heroes, --the genuine achievers become rubbished
> > > by association when the falsehoods perpetrated by some of us are
> > > finally discovered.
> > >
> > > I was also for many years taken in by the Emeagwali Phenomenon and
> > Internet
> > > self promotion. I looked him up on the Internet and I was impressed by
> > all
> > > the
> > > citations.
> > >
> > > In the summer of 2002, I was approached by the Executive of the Nigerian
> > > Community
> > > Association in Toronto to help find a keynote speaker who can
> > helpmotivate
> > > our youths
> > > at the Annual Independence Day celebration, I had no other person in mind
> > > but Dr Phillip Emeagwali.
> > >
> > > However, after finally tracking him down I was shocked when he informed
> > me
> > > of the
> costs for him
> > > to appear in Toronto to speak to our youths:
> > >
> > > a) Two return business class tickets for himself and his assistant
> > >
> > > b) Round the clock limousine service from the moment he lands at the
> > > airport until he departs.
> > >
> > > c) $10,000.00 speaking fee.
> > >
> > > d) Hotel Accommodation- -two rooms
> > >
> > > After pleading with him, he promised that he would grant some discount on
> > > his speaking fee
> > > because he would be directing his message to Nigerian youths in
> > Canada--but
> > > that the other items were not negotiable.
> > > We never did agree on the percentage of the discount on the speaking fee.
> > >
> > > For obvious reasons, I did not bother to call him again. I managed to
> > > persuade myself, even briefly
> > > that I had chosen the wrong
> vocation. I should have specialized on being
> > a
> > > celebrity:)
> > >
> > > It was years later, that I finally discovered that I was one of the
> > > millions worldwide who have been
> > > fooled by the Emeagwali Phenomenon.
> > >
> > > Bye,
> > >
> > > Ola
> > >
> > >
> > > ---- Original Message ----
> > > From: Moses Ebe Ochonu meochonu@gmail. com>
> > > To: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com
> > > Sent: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 9:58 am
> > > Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> > >
> > >
> Amiel,
> > >
> > > With all due respect, I am very disappointed in your insistence that we
> > > honor Emeagwali's true "achievements" even after confirming for yourself
> > > that the man is indeed a fraud of immense proportion, a self-promoting
> > > genius who is, in his claimed field of expertise, a mediocre at best. I
> > can
> > > understand Ikhide's frustration. The "debate" on Emeagwali's intellectual
> > > fraud has long been settled in the Nigerian cyberspace. Only the most
> > > fanatical Nigerian and African American sentimental (as opposed to a
> > > rational) investors in black scientific heroism, still take the fool
> > > seriously. And, of course, our people back home, for whom even the mere
> > fact
> > > of foreign residency is a validation, let alone one that is backed by
> > > aggressively deceptive self promotion. Okay, let's do what you're
> asking
> > us
> > > to do and strip away the lies, deceptions, exaggerations, false claims,
> > and
> > > the entire intellectual pyramid scheme as someone called Emeagwali's
> > > internet based edifice of fraud. When we are done with that, we're left
> > > with:
> > >
> > > 1. A guy who FAILED his PhD qualifying exam TWICE at my alma mater, the
> > > University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
> > >
> > > 2. A guy whose doctoral research was subsequently evaluated by internal
> > and
> > > external examiners and declared substandard.
> > >
> > > 3. A guy whose research won a minor THIRD PLACE prize in a very narrow
> > > field of applied computing. He was bumped to first place only when the
> > teams
> > > ahead of him with higher computing speed won another prize and therefore
> > > forfeited the category to Emeagwali. In other words, he
> "won" by default.
> > > The prize had nothing to do with the internet or even computing as a
> > field.
> > > It was for application of computing to oil exploration.
> > >
> > > 4. A guy who has no single published paper in a peer reviewed publication
> > > in his field
> > >
> > > 5. A guy who has no single patent or "patent pending" as he claims
> > >
> > > 6. A guy who has managed through internet trickery to get many media
> > > organizations, especially the black press, to buy into and as a result,
> > > validate his hoax. He then cites those naive, ignorant press validations,
> > > recycling them through links, which then show up on google and are then
> > > picked up by naive, hero-hunting black folks all over the world. As a
> > fraud,
> > > it is very clever, but it is still a
> frau
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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>
> Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> Posted by: "'Gbenga Sesan" me@... Â gbengasesan
> Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:39 am (PDT)
>
>
> Since Gbenga is here, he'll clarify your claimJ: "Gbenga was doing more than
> suggesting that we should talk less and do more. He was stating
> categorically that if Emeagwali lied,those lies are not as important as
> their positive value. He gave the positive inspiration and practical
> assistance of Emeagwali in his own case as an example. Gbenga is
> unapologetic about his views and does not need them to be euphemicised. "
>
> Verdict: NOT TRUE.
>
> I do not know if Emeagwali lied. If he did, that is wrong. What I find
> interesting is how much time has been devoted to proving that even the
> things that are obviously true don't matter, e.g. that his Gordon Bell prize
> isn't significant.
>
> Two CLEAR things I wanted - and still wish - to pass across: One, the time
> spent chasing Emeagwali's errors can be better spent. Two: we need
> more
> people who can handhold Nigerian youth towards becoming better people - so
> they can do the same when they grow up. And then the cycle of mentorship can
> continue. So, I am indeed saying that we need to talk less and do more.
>
> Unfortunately, we never really appreciate our own anyway. When we read about
> a foreigner who has done this and that, we are quick to quote them in
> speeches, but when a Nigerian claims success, we quickly carry out dedicated
> research on the validity of his success. Simply put: oyinbo is innocent
> until proved guilty but our own people are guilty until they can prove -
> beyond human possibilities - that they are innocent. Now, that smells of
> inferiority complex!
>
> I have said these in my own words, and will appreciate no interpretations to
> the contrary.
>
> Best regards,
>
> ---
>
> 'Gbenga Sesan
>
> u: <http://www.gbengase san.com> www.gbengasesan. com
>
> b: <http://www.gbengase san.com/blog> www.gbengasesan. com/blog
>
> Executive Director
>
> Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
>
> Lagos
>
> Nigeria
>
> +234 1 741 56 25
>
> <mailto:gbenga.sesan@ pinigeria. org> gbenga.sesan@ pinigeria. org
>
> <http://www.pinigeri a.org> www.pinigeria. org
>
> From: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of toyin adepoju
> Sent: 12 October 2010 16:18
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> Phillip Emeagwali
>
> I believe in both talking and doing.
>
> Gbenga was doing more than suggesting that we should talk less and do more.
>
> He was stating
> categorically that if Emeagwali lied,those lies are not as
> important as their positive value.He gave the positive inspiration and
> practical assistance of Emeagwali in his own case as an example.
>
> Gbenga is unapologetic about his views and does not need them to be
> euphemicised.
>
> Image, perception of you by others,are often as important as what you
> actually do.
>
> Africans do work very hard.Their hard work is at times made more difficult
> or takes longer to bear fruit beceause of prejudice against them.Prejudice
> both unfounded,based on racism or based on bad things some Africans have
> done.
>
> So,its vital to work but along with work those who give a community a bad
> name by telling lies should be pointed out and their lies disowned,while
> pointing out whatever good those same people have done.
>
> On the contrary,pointing out anyone's lies does not poison the air.It
> clears the
> air.
>
> Thanks
>
> Toyin
>
> On 12 October 2010 15:10, AhA ajijola@gmail. com> wrote:
>
> Rubber is on the road.....
>
> AhA
>
> <http://ajijola. blogspot. com/> http://ajijola. blogspot. com/
>
> Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up it knows that it has to run
> faster than the fastest Lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion
> wakes up it knows that it has to run faster than the slowest gazelle or it
> will starve to death.
>
> It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a gazelle; when the sun comes up
> you had better be running!
>
> From: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Molly E. Uzoh
> Sent: 12 October 2010 12:32
>
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
>
> Subject: RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> Phillip Emeagwali
>
> I think Gbenga's point is that we should talk less and do more. If we keep
> talking about the same thing over and over, we will find
> out that we would
> end up poisoning the future generation more than Emeagwali has help them.
> PERIOD.
>
> Now , let's get back to work so that we can leave some positive skid marks
> that can inspire the generations ahead. God bless you all.
>
> - Molly
>
> From: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of toyin adepoju
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:39 AM
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com; igrebo@yahoo. com;
> me@gbengasesan. com
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> Phillip Emeagwali
>
> Thank you, Igrebo.
>
> Gbenga has a point,but he dilutes its value by denigrating the need to point
> out when someone has been lying about his achievements because those lies
> have done some good.
>
> As pointed out by Gloria Emeagwali [no relation to the controversial Philip
> Emeagwali] those lies of Philip Emeagwali also do bad,beceause they help to
> discredit those Nigerians who are honest by giving Nigerians a bad name.
>
> Thanks
>
> Toyin
>
> On 12
> October 2010 02:26, Igrebo Eze igrebo@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> Pardon me, please, but this contribution is very disappointing. It should
> please be noted that a core element of the Ethics of the IT Profession is
> abhorrence of mis-feasance (not doing the right things in a wrong or illegal
> way). Thus in the profession the end does not justify the means, the end
> must be achieved only by legitimate and legal means.
>
> Igrebo
>
> --- On Tue, 9/21/10, 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com> wrote:
>
> From: 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan.
> com>
> Subject: RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> Phillip Emeagwali
>
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
>
> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:56 PM
>
> Just to confirm Ayo's point, I doubt that I'd do what I'm doing today - or
> even be anything close to the little career nods I've had but for the
> Emeagwali story. To me, and many young Nigerians (and I bet much more), he
> allowed his light to shine and that gave us permission to believe we could
> even shine ours at all.
>
> Does this excuse overstated achievements? NO.
>
> Did Emeagwali overstate his achievements? I don't know - and honestly don't
> really want to spend valuable time proving that.
>
> What have those that accuse him achieved
> in inspiring the next generation of
> Africans? That's above my pay grade.
>
> Do I call for blind support because he's Nigerian? NO.
>
> Does being published define success? NO!
>
> Summary: if the man lied (or is lying), let history judge him. Otherwise, I
> repeat what I wrote of him in my own first attempt at an autobiography:
>
> When I heard about Philip Emeagwali in 2000 and decided to write him, I
> simply assumed that he would not respond to my eMail -- but he did. Not only
> did he reply, he also connected me with the man Nigerians have come to know
> as the 'oracle of I.T.', Chris Uwaje. Coming into my life at a time when I
> was just about stepping into the industry, they helped shape my view of the
> huge opportunity that lay ahead of me in the Nigerian ICT space. They built
> on the earlier work of my first Information Technology mentor, Dr. James
> Sotomi of blessed memory; his was the baptism of fire that reconnected
> me
> with the passion that was planted the day I was denied access to what would
> have been my first experience with a computer in 1991.
>
> And if I may borrow from (and add to) Bill Clinton's message to Nigeria at
> some point: can we focus on discovering the millions of Emeagwalis across
> Nigeria and strengthen them in weak areas so they can add value and help
> build a country we can be proud to call home? If you've added no value, let
> those who have keep doing so; if you're adding value, please focus on doing
> more. Someone once said Africans define PhD as Pull her/him Down; can we at
> least prove this notion wrong?
>
> Best regards,
>
> ---
>
> 'Gbenga Sesan
>
> u: <http://www.gbengase san.com> www.gbengasesan. com
>
> b: <http://www.gbengase san.com/blog> www.gbengasesan. com/blog
>
> Executive Director
>
> Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
>
> Lagos
>
> Nigeria
>
> +234 1 741 56 25
>
> <http://mc/compose? to=gbenga. sesan@pinigeria. org>
> gbenga.sesan@ pinigeria. org
>
> <http://www.pinigeri a.org> www.pinigeria. org
>
> From: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Ayo Oladejo
> Sent: 21 September 2010 22:36
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> Phillip Emeagwali
>
> There are many young Nigerian IT professionals who fell in love with the
> profession or got interested and confident due to the man - Emeagwali. What
> good has this bashing done for us in any way, maybe I will then understand.
> Also, what is it with Africans and this kind of behavior. Look at the
> English football team with their lack of real talents, and
> yet their
> countrymen hype them to the heavens. Sometimes I wonder what could have been
> if Okocha or Kanu were Englishmen.
>
> At least Emeagwali has one achievement - a silent mentor or someone a lot of
> young people aspire to be like.
>
> --- On Tue, 9/21/10, Maurice Anyanwu anyanwu_m@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> From: Maurice Anyanwu anyanwu_m@yahoo. com>
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> Phillip Emeagwali
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups.
> com,
> NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com,
> "usaafricadialogue" <USAAfricaDialogue@ googlegroups. com>, "Nidoa"
> nidoa@yahoogroups. com>, naijaobserver@ yahoogroups. com, "nai"
> <naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com>
> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 11:30 PM
>
> Folks are we just being haters? leave this man alone.
>
> Toyin, which one you dey sef?
>
> http://www.time. com/time/ 2007/blackhistmt h/bios/04. html
>
> http://www.cnn. com/fyi/interact ive/specials/ bhm/story/ black.innovators .html
>
> http://emeagwali. com/video/ president- bill-clinton/ one-of-the- great-minds- of-
> the-information- age.wmv
>
> http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/in_depth/ sci_tech/ digital_giants/ 8561413.stm
>
> Maurice Anyanwu
> www.cyrilmoore. com <http://www.cyrilmoo re.com/about/>
>
> Making your business solutions SIMPLE!
>
> My <http://www.linkedin .com/in/mauricea nyanwu> LinkedIn profile
>
> _____
>
> From: toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com;
> naija_it_profession als@yahoogroups. com; usaafricadialogue
> <USAAfricaDialogue@ googlegroups. com>; Nidoa nidoa@yahoogroups. com>;
> naijaobserver@ yahoogroups. com; nai <naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com>
> Sent: Tue, September 21, 2010 5:19:33 PM
> Subject: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip
> Emeagwali
>
> CORRECTION
>
> On 21 September 2010 22:18, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> wrote:
>
> The TIME reference is
> accurate.
>
> Here it is
>
> http://www.time. com/time/ specials/ packages/ article/0, 28804,1963424_ 1963480_1
> 963457,00.html
>
> I cant see any reference to him describing him as forerunner of the
> Internet on BBC.
>
> A sceptical researcher states that the other journalistic and the Clinton
> references are accurate.
>
> We can agree that credible journalistic sources cite his achievement.
>
> The fact that he has some achievements in computing is clear.
>
> The problem is ascertaining the scope of the achievement.
>
> Its also true however,that there is no record of him at the site of the US
> Patent Office.
>
> So it is most unlikely he has any patents as he claims he has.
>
> I have done a search for his name on Metalib, an academic database, and I
> can see no
> reference to his achievements there.
>
> I wonder why.
>
> The only related reference there is to Gloria Thomas-Emeagwali, perhaps his
> wife, who seems to be a historian of science.
>
> What is going on?
>
> Is he being ignored by the scientific community?
>
> Where is there such a difference between the journalistic references and
> the academic references, the latter conspicuous by their absence?
>
> Thanks
>
> Toyin
>
> On 21 September 2010 21:29, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> wrote:
>
> can you please give us links for ALL the references you have made here?
>
> thanks
>
> toyin
>
> On 21 September 2010 14:50, Clive Anawana afamefun@hotmail. com> wrote:
>
> Well, I don't believe these following reputable institutions got their
> information from Emeagwali's web page. Below is what they all said.
>
> BBC considers him a Digital Giant. CNN considers him a Father of the
> Internet. The Time Magazine wrote that "The Web owes much of its existence
> to Philip Emeagwali". Bill Clinton referred to him as "One of the great
> minds of the Information Age"
>
> So you can all hate him all you want.
>
> Daalunu
> Afam Anawana
>
> _____
>
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> From: peterclaver2000@ yahoo.com
> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:40:53 +0000
>
> Subject: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> And may your ribs continue cracking from your frustration and the private
> humiliation of refusing to accept what your little mind is not capable of
> changing, especially as it pertians to Ndigbo. Can I hear someone shout
> Aaaaamen!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!111
>
> _____
>
> Von: Chief Gemologist usgemology@yahoo. com>
> An: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> CC: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> Gesendet: Dienstag, den 21. September 2010, 10:52:43 Uhr
> Betreff: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> May be Igbos see Eme as father of the Internet the same way they see Zik as
> father of Africa. lol my ribs aching!
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Monday, September 20, 2010 5:21:51 pm
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> Cc: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> From: "toyin adepoju" <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> D Francis,
>
> I understand enough about Emeagawli's contribution to parallel processing in
> computing to recognise that the claim that that contribution makes him a
> father of the internet is not likely to be correct.
>
> I also know that there is no evidence that he has any patents since I have
> done a search for his name as the site of the US Patent
> Office and come up
> with nothing.
>
> I am ready to issue a public apology to Emeagwali if certifiable evidence
> can be provided that he has even one patent registered against his name as
> of today 20/09/2010.He claims to have many.If even one can be proven I
> will apologise for stating that I can see no evidence of his having any.
>
> Meanwhile,I would be pleased if you or anyone were to try to prove how
> Emeagwali is a father of the internet.I expect even a layperson like
> myself can assess whatever argument can be provided
> since the argument should be quite straightforward.
>
> thanks
> toyin
>
> On 20 September 2010 18:48, D Francis <dom-francis@ hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Dear Toyin
> >
> > Do you fully understand Emeagwali's super computing
> concept he worked on
> > for oil drilling that was attributed to "computing" and the internet?
> >
> > Dom Francis
> >
> >
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> > To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > CC: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> > From: toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com
> > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:07:57 +0100
> > Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> > Dom Francis and Itaetim,
> >
> > Emeagwali is a fraud because he claims achievements he does not have.
> >
> > He claims to have many patents.
> >
> > There is NO record that he has ONE PATENT.
> >
> > You can research that yourself at the site of the US Patent Office.
> >
> > He claims to be a Father of the Internet.
> >
> > His accomplishments do not seem to support that claim.
> >
> > The only accomplishment he can be credited with is the Gordon Bell Prize
> > which as as far as I know,does not constitute being a Father of the
> Internet
> > in his case.
> >
> > If you want to read about real Fathers of the Internet read about Tim
> > Berners-Lee, who I understand developed
> Hyper Text Transfer Protocol,which
> > enables computers to communicate with each other in cyberspace.
> >
> >
> > Cut your claims of your accomplishments according to their reality.
> >
> >
> > thanks
> > toyin
> >
> > On 20 September 2010 17:33, D Francis <dom-francis@ hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Common People
> >
> > Why must we focus on negativity?
> > Please tell me what makes Emeagwali a fraud?
> >
> > Is it because he has not published a book yet?
> > Is it because he no patent accredited to his name?
> > Is it because he may or may not have a PhD?
> > Is it because he charges to make speeches?
> > Is it because he has his speeches on the internet and people give him
> > praises for the
> speeches?
> >
> > Many prominent visionaries we have today have same profile as mention
> > above.
> > If every one us has the same understanding of where we should be or what
> we
> > should be doing as Emeagwali does, we the blacks should be a force to be
> > recon with in the world
> >
> > Please try to encourage and not discourage, only knowledge and
> intelligence
> > can help black people move forward
> >
> > Cheers
> > Dom Francis
> >
> >
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> > To: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; NaijaPolitics@ yahoogroups. com;
> > NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > From: OlaKassimMD@ aol.com
> > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:48:46 -0400
> >
> > Subject: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear All:
> >
> > I have always stayed away from the Emeagwali controversy simply because
> > I do not enjoy watching Nigerians/Africans pull each other down--
> > (ala our famous PHD syndrome.)
> >
> > However there are some instances when we must speak up or else
> > the work of our true heroes, --the genuine achievers become rubbished
> > by association when the falsehoods perpetrated
> by some of us are
> > finally discovered.
> >
> > I was also for many years taken in by the Emeagwali Phenomenon and
> Internet
> > self promotion. I looked him up on the Internet and I was impressed by all
> > the
> > citations.
> >
> > In the summer of 2002, I was approached by the Executive of the Nigerian
> > Community
> > Association in Toronto to help find a keynote speaker who can helpmotivate
> > our youths
> > at the Annual Independence Day celebration, I had no other person in mind
> > but Dr Phillip Emeagwali.
> >
> > However, after finally tracking him down I was shocked when he informed me
> > of the costs for him
> > to appear in Toronto to speak to our youths:
> >
> > a) Two return business class tickets for himself and his assistant
> >
> > b) Round the clock limousine service from the moment he lands at the
> > airport until he
> departs.
> >
> > c) $10,000.00 speaking fee.
> >
> > d) Hotel Accommodation- -two rooms
> >
> > After pleading with him, he promised that he would grant some discount on
> > his speaking fee
> > because he would be directing his message to Nigerian youths in
> Canada--but
> > that the other items were not negotiable.
> > We never did agree on the percentage of the discount on the speaking fee.
> >
> > For obvious reasons, I did not bother to call him again. I managed to
> > persuade myself, even briefly
> > that I had chosen the wrong vocation. I should have specialized on being a
> > celebrity:)
> >
> > It was years later, that I finally discovered that I was one of the
> > millions worldwide who have been
> > fooled by the Emeagwali Phenomenon.
> >
> > Bye,
> >
> > Ola
> >
> >
> > ---- Original Message ----
> > From: Moses Ebe Ochonu meochonu@gmail. com>
> > To: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com
> > Sent: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 9:58 am
> > Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> > Amiel,
> >
> > With all due respect, I am very disappointed in your insistence that we
> > honor Emeagwali's true "achievements" even after confirming for yourself
> > that the man is indeed a fraud of immense proportion, a self-promoting
> > genius who is, in his claimed field of expertise, a mediocre at best. I
> can
> > understand Ikhide's frustration. The "debate" on Emeagwali's intellectual
> > fraud has long been settled in the
> Nigerian cyberspace. Only the most
> > fanatical Nigerian and African American sentimental (as opposed to a
> > rational) investors in black scientific heroism, still take the fool
> > seriously. And, of course, our people back home, for whom even the mere
> fact
> > of foreign residency is a validation, let alone one that is backed by
> > aggressively deceptive self promotion. Okay, let's do what you're asking
> us
> > to do and strip away the lies, deceptions, exaggerations, false claims,
> and
> > the entire intellectual pyramid scheme as someone called Emeagwali's
> > internet based edifice of fraud. When we are done with that, we're left
> > with:
> >
> > 1. A guy who FAILED his PhD qualifying exam TWICE at my alma mater, the
> > University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
> >
> > 2. A guy whose doctoral research was subsequently evaluated by internal
> and
> > external examiners and declared
> substandard.
> >
> > 3. A guy whose research won a minor THIRD PLACE prize in a very narrow
> > field of applied computing. He was bumped to first place only when the
> teams
> > ahead of him with higher computing speed won another prize and therefore
> > forfeited the category to Emeagwali. In other words, he "won" by default.
> > The prize had nothing to do with the internet or even computing as a
> field.
> > It was for application of computing to oil exploration.
> >
> > 4. A guy who has no single published paper in a peer reviewed publication
> > in his field
> >
> > 5. A guy who has no single patent or "patent pending" as he claims
> >
> > 6. A guy who has managed through internet trickery to get many media
> > organizations, especially the black press, to buy into and as a result,
> > validate his hoax. He then cites those naive, ignorant press validations,
> > recycling them
> through links, which then show up on google and are then
> > picked up by naive, hero-hunting black folks all over the world. As a
> fraud,
> > it is very clever, but it is still a frau
>
>
>
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> Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> Posted by: "Nnenna" nne75@... Â nne75
> Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:36 am (PDT)
>
>
> Dear all, Gbenga
>
> I just penned on my blog these lines:
> This trait of character that I find in many places in Africa! 'Whatever comes
> from outside the country is certainly better than what I have here'. Like when
> Ivorian women beg for Nigerian lace and Nigerian women beg for Woodin! When
> Ghanaian women come to Abidjan to buy shoes that were brought in from Ghana!
> When people in West Africa use olive oil for prayer purposes because it is
> holy, and people in the Northern part swear that palm oil is the richest oil on
> planet earth!
> http://nnennaorg. blogspot. com/2010/ 10/united- nations-still- relevant- in-africa. html
>
>
> May your kind increase among
> us!
>
> Nnenna
>
> Nnenna Nwakanma | Founder and CEO, NNENNA.ORG | Consultants
> Information | Communications | Technology and Events | for Development
> Rue des Jardins, Près de Ste Cecile | Tel: 225 27144 | Fax 224 26471
> Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (+225) | http://www.nnenna. org| nnenna@nnenna. org
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
> From: 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com>
> To: Naija_IT_Profession
> als@yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tue, October 12, 2010 3:39:40 PM
> Subject: RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip
> Emeagwali
>
> Since Gbenga is here, he’ll clarify your claimJ: â€Å"Gbenga was doing more than
> suggesting that we should talk less and do more. He was stating categorically
> that if Emeagwali lied,those lies are not as important as their positive value.
> He gave the positive inspiration and practical assistance of Emeagwali in his
> own case as an example. Gbenga is unapologetic about his views and does not need
> them to be euphemicised.�
>
> Verdict: NOT TRUE.
>
> I do not know if Emeagwali lied. If he did, that is wrong. What I find
> interesting is how much time has been devoted to proving that even the things
> that are obviously true don’t matter, e.g. that his Gordon Bell prize isn’t
> significant.
>
> Two CLEAR things I
> wanted – and still wish – to pass across: One, the time spent
> chasing Emeagwali’s errors can be better spent. Two: we need more people who can
> handhold Nigerian youth towards becoming better people – so they can do the same
> when they grow up. And then the cycle of mentorship can continue. So, I am
> indeed saying that we need to talk less and do more.
>
> Unfortunately, we never really appreciate our own anyway. When we read about a
> foreigner who has done this and that, we are quick to quote them in speeches,
> but when a Nigerian claims success, we quickly carry out dedicated research on
> the validity of his success. Simply put: oyinbo is innocent until proved guilty
> but our own people are guilty until they can prove – beyond human possibilities
> – that they are innocent. Now, that smells of inferiority complex!
>
> I have said these in my own words, and will appreciate no
> interpretations to the
> contrary.
>
> Best regards,
>
> ---
> 'Gbenga Sesan
> u: www.gbengasesan. com
> b: www.gbengasesan. com/blog
>
> Executive Director
> Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
> Lagos
> Nigeria
> +234 1 741 56 25
> gbenga.sesan@ pinigeria. org
> www.pinigeria. org
>
> From:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of toyin adepoju
> Sent: 12 October 2010 16:18
> To:
> Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip
> Emeagwali
>
>
> I believe in both talking and doing.
>
> Gbenga was doing more than suggesting that we should talk less and do more.
>
> He was stating categorically that if Emeagwali lied,those lies are not
> as important as their positive value.He gave the positive inspiration and
> practical assistance of Emeagwali in his own case as an example.
>
> Gbenga is unapologetic about his views and does not need them to
> be euphemicised.
>
> Image, perception of you by others,are often as important as what you actually
> do.
>
> Africans do work very hard.Their hard work is at times made more difficult or
> takes longer to bear
> fruit beceause of
> prejudice against them.Prejudice both unfounded,based on racism or based on bad
> things some Africans have done.
>
> So,its vital to work but along with work those who give a community a bad name
> by telling lies should be pointed out and their lies disowned,while pointing
> out whatever good those same people have done.
>
> On the contrary,pointing out anyone's lies does not poison the air.It clears
> the air.
>
> Thanks
> Toyin
>
> On 12 October 2010 15:10, AhA ajijola@gmail. com> wrote:
>
> Rubber is on the road………….
>
> AhA
> http://ajijola. blogspot. com/
> Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up it knows that it has to run faster
>
> than the fastest Lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up it
> knows that it has to run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve to
> death.
> It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a gazelle; when the sun comes up you
> had better be running!
>
> From:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Molly E. Uzoh
> Sent: 12 October 2010 12:32
>
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip
> Emeagwali
>
>
> I think Gbenga’s point is that we should talk less and do more. If we keep
> talking about the same thing over and over, we will find out that we would end
> up poisoning the future generation more than Emeagwali has help them. PERIOD.
>
> Now , let’s get back to work so that we can leave some positive skid marks that
> can inspire the generations ahead. God bless you all.
>
> - Molly
>
> From:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of toyin adepoju
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:39 AM
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com; igrebo@yahoo. com; me@gbengasesan. com
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip
> Emeagwali
>
>
> Thank you, Igrebo.
>
> Gbenga has a point,but he dilutes its value by denigrating the need to point out
> when someone has
> been lying about his achievements because those lies have done
> some good.
>
> As pointed out by Gloria Emeagwali [no relation to the controversial Philip
> Emeagwali] those lies of Philip Emeagwali also do bad,beceause they help to
> discredit those Nigerians who are honest by giving Nigerians a bad name.
>
> Thanks
> Toyin
> On 12 October 2010 02:26, Igrebo Eze igrebo@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> Pardon me, please, but this contribution is very disappointing. It should
> please be noted that a core element of the Ethics of the IT Profession is
> abhorrence of mis-feasance (not doing the right things in a wrong or illegal
> way). Thus in the profession the end does not justify the means, the end must
> be achieved only by legitimate and legal means.
>
> Igrebo
>
> --- On Tue, 9/21/10,
> 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com> wrote:
>
> From: 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com>
> Subject: RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> Phillip Emeagwali
>
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:56 PM
>
>
> Just to confirm Ayo’s point, I doubt that I’d do what I’m doing today – or
> even be anything close to the little career nods I’ve had but for the
> Emeagwali story. To me,
> and many young Nigerians (and I bet much more), he
> allowed his light to shine and that gave us permission to believe we could
> even shine ours at all.
>
> Does this excuse overstated achievements? NO.
>
> Did Emeagwali overstate his achievements? I don’t know – and honestly don’t
> really want to spend valuable time proving that.
>
> What have those that accuse him achieved in inspiring the next generation of
> Africans? That’s above my pay grade.
>
> Do I call for blind support because he’s Nigerian? NO.
>
> Does being published define success? NO!
>
> Summary: if the man lied (or is lying), let history judge him. Otherwise, I
> repeat what I wrote of him in my own first attempt at an autobiography:
> When I heard about Philip Emeagwali in 2000 and decided to write him, I simply
> assumed that he would not respond to my eMail -- but he did. Not only did he
> reply, he also connected
> me with the man Nigerians have come to know as the
> ‘oracle of I.T.’, Chris Uwaje. Coming into my life at a time when I was just
> about stepping into the industry, they helped shape my view of the huge
> opportunity that lay ahead of me in the Nigerian ICT space. They built on the
> earlier work of my first Information Technology mentor, Dr. James Sotomi of
> blessed memory; his was the baptism of fire that reconnected me with the
> passion that was planted the day I was denied access to what would have been
> my first experience with a computer in 1991.
>
> And if I may borrow from (and add to) Bill Clinton’s message to Nigeria at
> some point: can we focus on discovering the millions of Emeagwalis across
> Nigeria and strengthen them in weak areas so they can add value and help build
> a country we can be proud to call home? If you’ve added no value, let those
> who have keep doing so; if
> you’re adding value, please focus on doing more.
> Someone once said Africans define PhD as Pull her/him Down; can we at least
> prove this notion wrong?
>
> Best regards,
>
> ---
> 'Gbenga Sesan
> u: www.gbengasesan. com
> b: www.gbengasesan. com/blog
>
> Executive Director
> Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
> Lagos
> Nigeria
> +234 1 741 56 25
> gbenga.sesan@ pinigeria. org
> www.pinigeria. org
>
> From:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Ayo Oladejo
> Sent: 21 September 2010 22:36
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> Phillip Emeagwali
>
>
> There are many young Nigerian IT professionals who fell in love with the
> profession or got interested and confident due to the man - Emeagwali. What
> good has this bashing done for us in any way, maybe I will then understand.
> Also, what is it with Africans and this kind of behavior. Look at the
> English football team with their lack of real talents, and yet their
> countrymen hype them to the heavens. Sometimes I wonder what could have been
> if Okocha or Kanu were Englishmen.
> At
> least Emeagwali has one achievement - a silent mentor or someone a lot of
> young people aspire to be like.
>
> --- On Tue, 9/21/10, Maurice Anyanwu anyanwu_m@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> From: Maurice Anyanwu anyanwu_m@yahoo. com>
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> Phillip Emeagwali
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com, NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com,
> naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com, "usaafricadialogue"
> <USAAfricaDialogue@ googlegroups. com>, "Nidoa" nidoa@yahoogroups. com>,
> naijaobserver@ yahoogroups. com, "nai" <naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com>
> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 11:30 PM
>
> Folks are we just being haters? leave this man alone.
>
> Toyin, which one you dey sef?
>
> http://www.time. com/time/ 2007/blackhistmt h/bios/04. html
>
> http://www.cnn. com/fyi/interact ive/specials/ bhm/story/ black.innovators .html
>
> http://emeagwali. com/video/
> president- bill-clinton/ one-of-the- great-minds- of-the-informati on-age.wmv
>
> http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/in_depth/ sci_tech/ digital_giants/ 8561413.stm
>
> Maurice Anyanwu
> www.cyrilmoore. com
> Making your business solutions SIMPLE!
> My LinkedIn profile
>
>
>
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
>
> From:toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com;
> naija_it_profession als@yahoogroups. com; usaafricadialogue
> <USAAfricaDialogue@ googlegroups. com>; Nidoa nidoa@yahoogroups. com>;
> naijaobserver@ yahoogroups. com;
> nai <naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com>
> Sent: Tue, September 21, 2010 5:19:33 PM
> Subject: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip
> Emeagwali
>
> CORRECTION
> On 21 September 2010 22:18, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> wrote:
> The TIME reference is accurate.
>
> Here it is
>
> http://www.time. com/time/ specials/ packages/ article/0, 28804,1963424_ 1963480_1963457, 00.html
>
> I cant see any reference
> to him describing him as forerunner of the
> Internet on BBC.
>
> A sceptical researcher states that the other journalistic and the
> Clinton references are accurate.
>
> We can agree that credible journalistic sources cite his achievement.
>
>
> The fact that he has some achievements in computing is clear.
> The problem is ascertaining the scope of the achievement.
>
>
> Its also true however,that there is no record of him at the site of the US
> Patent Office.
> So it is most unlikely he has any patents as he claims he has.
>
> I have done a search for his name on Metalib, an academic database, and I
> can see no reference to his achievements there.
>
> I wonder why.
>
> The only related reference there is to Gloria Thomas-Emeagwali, perhaps his
> wife, who seems to be a historian of science.
>
>
> What is going on?
> Is he being ignored by the scientific community?
>
> Where is there such a difference
> between the journalistic references and
> the academic references, the latter conspicuous by their absence?
>
>
> Thanks
> Toyin
>
>
>
> On 21 September 2010 21:29, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> wrote:
> can you please give us links for ALL the references you have made here?
> thanks
> toyin
>
> On 21 September 2010 14:50, Clive Anawana afamefun@hotmail. com> wrote:
>
> Well, I don't believe these following reputable institutions got their
> information from Emeagwali's web page. Below is what they all said.
>
> BBC considers him a Digital Giant. CNN considers him a Father of the
> Internet. The Time
> Magazine wrote that â€Å"The Web owes much of its existence
> to Philip Emeagwali�. Bill Clinton referred to him as â€Å"One of the great
> minds of the Information Age�
>
> So you can all hate him all you want.
>
> Daalunu
> Afam Anawana
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
>
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> From: peterclaver2000@ yahoo.com
> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:40:53 +0000
>
> Subject: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> And may your ribs continue cracking from your frustration and the private
> humiliation of refusing to accept what your little mind is not
> capable of
> changing, especially as it pertians to Ndigbo. Can I hear someone shout
> Aaaaamen!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!111
>
>
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
>
> Von:Chief Gemologist usgemology@yahoo. com>
> An: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> CC: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; naijapolitics@
> yahoogroups. com
> Gesendet: Dienstag, den 21. September 2010, 10:52:43 Uhr
> Betreff: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> May be Igbos see Eme as father of the Internet the same way they see Zik as
> father of Africa. lol my ribs aching!
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Monday, September 20, 2010 5:21:51 pm
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> Cc: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups.
> com
> From: "toyin adepoju" <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> D Francis,
>
> I understand enough about Emeagawli's contribution to parallel processing in
> computing to recognise that the claim that that contribution makes him a
> father of the internet is not likely to be correct.
>
> I also know that there is no evidence that he has any patents since I have
> done a search for his name as the site of the US Patent Office and come up
> with nothing.
>
> I am ready to issue a public apology to Emeagwali if certifiable evidence
> can be provided that he has even one patent registered against his name as
> of today 20/09/2010.He claims to have many.If even one can be proven I
> will apologise for stating
> that I can see no evidence of his having any.
>
> Meanwhile,I would be pleased if you or anyone were to try to prove how
> Emeagwali is a father of the internet.I expect even a layperson like
> myself can assess whatever argument can be provided
> since the argument should be quite straightforward.
>
> thanks
> toyin
>
> On 20 September 2010 18:48, D Francis <dom-francis@ hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Dear Toyin
> >
> > Do you fully understand Emeagwali's super computing concept he worked on
> > for oil drilling that was attributed to "computing" and the internet?
> >
> > Dom Francis
> >
> >
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> > To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > CC: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> > From: toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com
> > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:07:57 +0100
> > Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> > Dom Francis and Itaetim,
> >
> > Emeagwali is a fraud because he claims achievements he
> does not have.
> >
> > He claims to have many patents.
> >
> > There is NO record that he has ONE PATENT.
> >
> > You can research that yourself at the site of the US Patent Office.
> >
> > He claims to be a Father of the Internet.
> >
> > His accomplishments do not seem to support that claim.
> >
> > The only accomplishment he can be credited with is the Gordon Bell Prize
> > which as as far as I know,does not constitute being a Father of the
> >Internet
> > in his case.
> >
> > If you want to read about real Fathers of the Internet read about Tim
> > Berners-Lee, who I understand developed Hyper Text Transfer Protocol,which
> > enables computers to communicate with each other in cyberspace.
> >
> >
> > Cut your claims of your accomplishments according to their reality.
> >
> >
> > thanks
> > toyin
> >
> > On 20 September 2010 17:33, D
> Francis <dom-francis@ hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Common People
> >
> > Why must we focus on negativity?
> > Please tell me what makes Emeagwali a fraud?
> >
> > Is it because he has not published a book yet?
> > Is it because he no patent accredited to his name?
> > Is it because he may or may not have a PhD?
> > Is it because he charges to make speeches?
> > Is it because he has his speeches on the internet and people give him
> > praises for the speeches?
> >
> > Many prominent visionaries we have today have same profile as mention
> > above.
> > If every one us has the same understanding of where we should be or what
> we
> > should be doing as Emeagwali does, we the blacks should be a force to be
> >
> recon with in the world
> >
> > Please try to encourage and not discourage, only knowledge and
> intelligence
> > can help black people move forward
> >
> > Cheers
> > Dom Francis
> >
> >
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> > To: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; NaijaPolitics@ yahoogroups. com;
> > NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > From: OlaKassimMD@ aol.com
> > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:48:46 -0400
> >
> > Subject: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear All:
> >
> > I have always stayed away from the Emeagwali controversy simply because
> > I do not enjoy watching Nigerians/Africans pull each other down--
> > (ala our famous PHD syndrome.)
> >
> > However there are some instances when we must speak up or else
> > the work of our true heroes, --the genuine achievers become rubbished
> > by association when the falsehoods perpetrated by some of us are
> > finally discovered.
> >
> > I was also for many years taken in by the Emeagwali Phenomenon and
> Internet
> > self promotion. I looked him up on the Internet and I was impressed by all
> > the
> > citations.
> >
> > In the
> summer of 2002, I was approached by the Executive of the Nigerian
> > Community
> > Association in Toronto to help find a keynote speaker who can helpmotivate
> > our youths
> > at the Annual Independence Day celebration, I had no other person in mind
> > but Dr Phillip Emeagwali.
> >
> > However, after finally tracking him down I was shocked when he informed me
> > of the costs for him
> > to appear in Toronto to speak to our youths:
> >
> > a) Two return business class tickets for himself and his assistant
> >
> > b) Round the clock limousine service from the moment he lands at the
> > airport until he departs.
> >
> > c) $10,000.00 speaking fee.
> >
> > d) Hotel Accommodation- -two rooms
> >
> > After pleading with him, he promised that he would grant some discount on
> > his speaking fee
> > because he would be directing his message to Nigerian youths in
>
> Canada--but
> > that the other items were not negotiable.
> > We never did agree on the percentage of the discount on the speaking fee.
> >
> > For obvious reasons, I did not bother to call him again. I managed to
> > persuade myself, even briefly
> > that I had chosen the wrong vocation. I should have specialized on being a
> > celebrity:)
> >
> > It was years later, that I finally discovered that I was one of the
> > millions worldwide who have been
> > fooled by the Emeagwali Phenomenon.
> >
> > Bye,
> >
> > Ola
> >
> >
> > ---- Original Message ----
> > From: Moses Ebe Ochonu meochonu@gmail. com>
> > To: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com
> > Sent: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 9:58 am
> > Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> > Amiel,
> >
> > With all due respect, I am very disappointed in your insistence that we
> > honor Emeagwali's true "achievements" even after confirming for yourself
> > that the man is indeed a fraud of immense proportion, a self-promoting
> > genius who is, in his claimed field of expertise, a mediocre at best. I
> can
> > understand Ikhide's frustration. The "debate" on Emeagwali's intellectual
> > fraud has long been settled in the Nigerian cyberspace. Only the most
> > fanatical Nigerian and African American sentimental (as opposed to a
> > rational) investors in black scientific heroism, still take the fool
> > seriously. And, of course, our people back home, for
> whom even the mere
> >fact
> > of foreign residency is a validation, let alone one that is backed by
> > aggressively deceptive self promotion. Okay, let's do what you're asking
> us
> > to do and strip away the lies, deceptions, exaggerations, false claims,
> and
> > the entire intellectual pyramid scheme as someone called Emeagwali's
> > internet based edifice of fraud. When we are done with that, we're left
> > with:
> >
> > 1. A guy who FAILED his PhD qualifying exam TWICE at my alma mater, the
> > University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
> >
> > 2. A guy whose doctoral research was subsequently evaluated by internal
> and
> > external examiners and declared substandard.
> >
> > 3. A guy whose research won a minor THIRD PLACE prize in a very narrow
> > field of applied computing. He was bumped to first place only when the
> >teams
> > ahead of him with higher computing speed
> won another prize and therefore
> > forfeited the category to Emeagwali. In other words, he "won" by default.
> > The prize had nothing to do with the internet or even computing as a
> field.
> > It was for application of computing to oil exploration.
> >
> > 4. A guy who has no single published paper in a peer reviewed publication
> > in his field
> >
> > 5. A guy who has no single patent or "patent pending" as he claims
> >
> > 6. A guy who has managed through internet trickery to get many media
> > organizations, especially the black press, to buy into and as a result,
> > validate his hoax. He then cites those naive, ignorant press validations,
> > recycling them through links, which then show up on google and are then
> > picked up by naive, hero-hunting black folks all over the world. As a
> >fraud,
> > it is very clever, but it is still a
> frau
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> Posted by: "toyin adepoju" toyin.adepoju@... Â tokem3000
> Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:29 am (PDT)
>
>
> Gbenga,
>
> I wrote:
>
> "Gbenga was stating categorically that if Emeagwali lied...."
>
> You wrote in response:
>
> "I do not know if Emeagwali lied. If he did, that is wrong"
>
> Earlier,you had written:
>
> "Summary: if the man lied (or is lying), let history judge him. Otherwise, I
> repeat what I wrote of him in my own first attempt at an autobiography:
>
> When I heard about Philip Emeagwali in 2000 and decided to write him, I
> simply assumed that he would not respond to my eMail -- but he did. Not only
> did he reply, he also connected me with the man Nigerians have come to know
> as the ‘oracle of I.T.’, Chris Uwaje. Coming into my life at a time when I
> was just about stepping into the industry, they helped shape my view of the
> huge opportunity that lay ahead of me in the Nigerian ICT space. They built
> on the
> earlier work of my first Information Technology mentor, Dr. James
> Sotomi of blessed memory; his was the baptism of fire that reconnected me
> with the passion that was planted the day I was denied access to what would
> have been my first experience with a computer in 1991."
>
> From these comments of yours I concluded:
>
> "Gbenga...was stating categorically that if Emeagwali lied,those lies are
> not as important as their positive value.He gave the positive inspiration
> and practical assistance of Emeagwali in his own case as an example.Gbenga
> is unapologetic about his views and does not need them to be euphemicised" .
>
> True,I did not present your case accurately enough.You were stating
> that whatever lies he may have told,which you are not in a position to
> know,they are not as significant as his positive achievement, as evidenced by
> his example and practical contribution to an aspiring IT practitioner
> like
> yourself.
>
> The following assertions from you and supported by Nnena will not fly.You
> are manufacturing your own history :
>
> "Unfortunately, we never really appreciate our own anyway. When we read
> about a foreigner who has done this and that, we are quick to quote them in
> speeches, but when a Nigerian claims success, we quickly carry out dedicated
> research on the validity of his success. Simply put: *oyinbo is innocent
> until proved guilty but our own people are guilty until they can prove â€"
> beyond human possibilities â€" that they are innocent.* Now, that smells of
> inferiority complex!"
>
> If you read my preliminary report on my investigation of the Philip Emeagwli
> issue,you will see that the following is not true about my approach to the
> issue,even though it is true for some people's approaches to the subject:
>
> "What I find interesting is how much time has been devoted to proving that
> even the
> things that are obviously true don’t matter, e.g. that his Gordon
> Bell prize isn’t significant" .
>
> I, personally,am actively hunting for Black and African heroes,particularly
> since they are not so prominent in the sciences.That is why the example of
> an Adeoye Lambo at Aro and the WHO,of a Kunle Olukotun at Stanford and
> Oracle means so much to me,and why I need to find out the true dimensions of
> the achievement of a Philip Emeagwali or a Gabriel Oyibo,which latter I
> should address soon.
>
> Thanks
> Toyin
>
> On 12 October 2010 16:39, 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com> wrote:
>
> > Since Gbenga is here, he’ll clarify your claimJ: “Gbenga was doing more
> > than suggesting that we should talk less and do more. He was stating
> > categorically that if Emeagwali
> lied,those lies are not as important as
> > their positive value. He gave the positive inspiration and practical
> > assistance of Emeagwali in his own case as an example. Gbenga is
> > unapologetic about his views and does not need them to be euphemicised.â€
> >
> >
> >
> > Verdict: *NOT TRUE*.
> >
> >
> >
> > I do not know if Emeagwali lied. If he did, that is wrong. What I find
> > interesting is how much time has been devoted to proving that even the
> > things that are obviously true don’t matter, e.g. that his Gordon Bell prize
> > isn’t significant.
> >
> >
> >
> > Two CLEAR things I wanted â€" and still wish â€" to pass across: One, *the
> > time spent chasing Emeagwali’s errors can be better spent*. Two: *we need
> > more people who can handhold Nigerian youth towards becoming better people â€"
> > so they can do the same when they grow up. And then the
> cycle of mentorship
> > can continue*. So, I am indeed saying that we need to talk less and do
> > more.
> >
> >
> >
> > Unfortunately, we never really appreciate our own anyway. When we read
> > about a foreigner who has done this and that, we are quick to quote them in
> > speeches, but when a Nigerian claims success, we quickly carry out dedicated
> > research on the validity of his success. Simply put: *oyinbo is innocent
> > until proved guilty but our own people are guilty until they can prove â€"
> > beyond human possibilities â€" that they are innocent.* Now, that smells of
> > inferiority complex!
> >
> >
> >
> > I have said these in my own words, and will appreciate no interpretations
> > to the contrary.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> >
> > *'Gbenga Sesan*
> >
> > u: www.gbengasesan. com
> >
> > b:
> www.gbengasesan. com/blog
> >
> >
> >
> > Executive Director
> >
> > *Paradigm Initiative Nigeria*
> >
> > Lagos
> >
> > Nigeria
> >
> > +234 1 741 56 25
> >
> > gbenga.sesan@ pinigeria. org
> >
> > www.pinigeria. org
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:
> > Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] *On Behalf Of *toyin adepoju
> > *Sent:* 12
> October 2010 16:18
> >
> > *To:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> > *Subject:* Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I believe in both talking and doing.
> >
> >
> >
> > Gbenga was doing more than suggesting that we should talk less and do more.
> >
> >
> >
> > He was stating categorically that if Emeagwali lied,those lies are not
> > as important as their positive value.He gave the positive inspiration and
> > practical assistance of Emeagwali in his own case as an example.
> >
> >
> >
> > Gbenga is unapologetic about his views and does not need them to
> > be
> euphemicised.
> >
> >
> >
> > Image, perception of you by others,are often as important as what you
> > actually do.
> >
> >
> >
> > Africans do work very hard.Their hard work is at times made more difficult
> > or takes longer to bear fruit beceause of
> > prejudice against them.Prejudice both unfounded,based on racism or based on
> > bad things some Africans have done.
> >
> >
> >
> > So,its vital to work but along with work those who give a community a bad
> > name by telling lies should be pointed out and their lies disowned,while
> > pointing out whatever good those same people have done.
> >
> >
> >
> > On the contrary,pointing out anyone's lies does not poison the air.It
> > clears the air.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Toyin
> >
> >
> >
> > On 12 October 2010 15:10, AhA ajijola@gmail. com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Rubber is on the road………….
> >
> >
> >
> > AhA
> >
> > http://ajijola. blogspot. com/
> >
> > Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up it knows that it has to run
> > faster than the fastest Lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion
> > wakes up it knows that it has to run faster than the slowest gazelle or it
> > will starve to death.
> >
> > It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a gazelle; when the sun comes
> > up you had better be running!
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:
> > Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] *On Behalf Of *Molly E. Uzoh
> > *Sent:* 12 October 2010 12:32
> >
> >
> > *To:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> >
> > *Subject:* RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I think Gbenga’s point is that we should talk less and do more. If we keep
> > talking about the same thing over and
> over, we will find out that we would
> > end up poisoning the future generation more than Emeagwali has help them.
> > PERIOD.
> >
> >
> >
> > Now , let’s get back to work so that we can leave some positive skid marks
> > that can inspire the generations ahead. God bless you all.
> >
> >
> >
> > - Molly
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:
> > Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] *On Behalf Of *toyin adepoju
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:39 AM
> > *To:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com; igrebo@yahoo. com;
> > me@gbengasesan. com
> > *Subject:* Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you, Igrebo.
> >
> >
> >
> > Gbenga has a point,but he dilutes its value by denigrating the need to
> > point out when someone has been lying about his achievements because those
> > lies have done some good.
> >
> >
> >
> > As pointed
> out by Gloria Emeagwali [no relation to the controversial Philip
> > Emeagwali] those lies of Philip Emeagwali also do bad,beceause they help to
> > discredit those Nigerians who are honest by giving Nigerians a bad name.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Toyin
> >
> > On 12 October 2010 02:26, Igrebo Eze igrebo@yahoo. com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Pardon me, please, but this contribution is very disappointing. It should
> > please be noted that a core element of the Ethics of the IT Profession is
> > abhorrence of mis-feasance (not doing the right things in a wrong or illegal
> > way). Thus in the profession the end does not justify the means, the end
> > must be achieved only by legitimate and legal means.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Igrebo
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On *Tue, 9/21/10, 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com>* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com>
> > Subject: RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> > To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> >
> > Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:56 PM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Just to confirm Ayo’s point, I doubt that I’d do what
> I’m doing today â€" or
> > even be anything close to the little career nods I’ve had but for the
> > Emeagwali story. To me, and many young Nigerians (and I bet much more), he
> > allowed his light to shine and that gave us permission to believe we could
> > even shine ours at all.
> >
> >
> >
> > Does this excuse overstated achievements? NO.
> >
> >
> >
> > Did Emeagwali overstate his achievements? I don’t know â€" and honestly don’t
> > really want to spend valuable time proving that.
> >
> >
> >
> > What have those that accuse him achieved in inspiring the next generation
> > of Africans? That’s above my pay grade.
> >
> >
> >
> > Do I call for blind support because he’s Nigerian? NO.
> >
> >
> >
> > Does being published define success? *NO!*
> >
> >
> >
> > Summary: if the man lied (or is lying), let history judge him.
> Otherwise, I
> > repeat what I wrote of him in my own first attempt at an autobiography:
> >
> > When I heard about Philip Emeagwali in 2000 and decided to write him, I
> > simply assumed that he would not respond to my eMail -- but he did. Not only
> > did he reply, he also connected me with the man Nigerians have come to know
> > as the ‘oracle of I.T.’, Chris Uwaje. Coming into my life at a time when I
> > was just about stepping into the industry, they helped shape my view of the
> > huge opportunity that lay ahead of me in the Nigerian ICT space. They built
> > on the earlier work of my first Information Technology mentor, Dr. James
> > Sotomi of blessed memory; his was the baptism of fire that reconnected me
> > with the passion that was planted the day I was denied access to what would
> > have been my first experience with a computer in 1991.
> >
> >
> >
> > And if I may borrow
> from (and add to) Bill Clinton’s message to Nigeria at
> > some point: *can we focus on discovering the millions of Emeagwalis across
> > Nigeria and strengthen them in weak areas so they can add value and help
> > build a country we can be proud to call home?* If you’ve added no value,
> > let those who have keep doing so; if you’re adding value, please focus on
> > doing more. Someone once said Africans define *PhD* as *Pull her/him Down*;
> > can we at least prove this notion wrong?
> >
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> >
> > *'Gbenga Sesan*
> >
> > u: www.gbengasesan. com
> >
> > b: www.gbengasesan. com/blog
> >
> >
> >
> > Executive Director
> >
> > *Paradigm Initiative Nigeria*
> >
> > Lagos
> >
> > Nigeria
> >
> > +234 1 741 56 25
> >
> > gbenga.sesan@ pinigeria. org<http://mc/compose? to=gbenga. sesan@pinigeria. org>
> >
> > www.pinigeria. org
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:
> > Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] *On Behalf Of *Ayo Oladejo
> > *Sent:* 21 September 2010 22:36
> > *To:* Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> > *Subject:* Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > There are many young Nigerian IT professionals who fell in love with the
> > profession or got interested and confident due to the man - Emeagwali. What
> > good has this bashing done for us in any way, maybe I will then understand.
> > Also, what is it with Africans and this kind of behavior. Look at the
> > English football team with their lack of real talents, and yet their
> > countrymen hype them to the heavens. Sometimes I wonder what could have been
> > if Okocha or Kanu were Englishmen.
> >
> > At least Emeagwali has one achievement - a silent mentor
> or someone a lot
> > of young people aspire to be like.
> >
> > --- On *Tue, 9/21/10, Maurice Anyanwu anyanwu_m@yahoo. com>* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Maurice Anyanwu anyanwu_m@yahoo. com>
> > Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> > To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com,
> > NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com,
> > "usaafricadialogue" <USAAfricaDialogue@ googlegroups. com>, "Nidoa" <
> > nidoa@yahoogroups. com>, naijaobserver@ yahoogroups. com, "nai" <
> > naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com>
> > Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 11:30 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > Folks are we just being haters? leave this man alone.
> >
> > Toyin, which one you dey sef?
> >
> > http://www.time. com/time/ 2007/blackhistmt h/bios/04. html
> >
> > http://www.cnn. com/fyi/interact ive/specials/ bhm/story/ black.innovators .html
> >
> >
> > http://emeagwali. com/video/ president- bill-clinton/ one-of-the- great-minds- of-the-informati on-age.wmv
> >
> > http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/in_depth/ sci_tech/ digital_giants/ 8561413.stm
> >
> >
> >
> > Maurice Anyanwu
> > www.cyrilmoore. com <http://www.cyrilmoo re.com/about/>
> >
> > Making your business solutions *SIMPLE!*
> >
> > My LinkedIn profile <http://www.linkedin .com/in/mauricea nyanwu>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------ ---------
> ---------
> >
> > *From:* toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> > *To:* NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com;
> > naija_it_profession als@yahoogroups. com; usaafricadialogue <
> > USAAfricaDialogue@ googlegroups. com>; Nidoa nidoa@yahoogroups. com>;
> > naijaobserver@ yahoogroups. com; nai <naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com>
> > *Sent:* Tue, September 21, 2010 5:19:33 PM
> > *Subject:* [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw:
> > Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> > *CORRECTION*
> >
> > On 21
> September 2010 22:18, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > The TIME reference is accurate.
> >
> >
> >
> > Here it is
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.time. com/time/ specials/ packages/ article/0, 28804,1963424_ 1963480_1963457, 00.html
> >
> >
> >
> > I cant see any reference to him describing him as forerunner of the
> > Internet on BBC.
> >
> >
> >
> > A sceptical researcher states that the other journalistic and the
> > Clinton references are accurate.
> >
> >
> >
> > We can agree that credible journalistic
> sources cite his achievement.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The fact that he has some achievements in computing is clear.
> >
> > The problem is ascertaining the scope of the achievement.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Its also true however,that there is no record of him at the site of the US
> > Patent Office.
> >
> > So it is most unlikely he has any patents as he claims he has.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have done a search for his name on Metalib, an academic database, and I
> > can see no reference to his achievements there.
> >
> >
> >
> > I wonder why.
> >
> >
> >
> > The only related reference there is to Gloria Thomas-Emeagwali, perhaps his
> > wife, who seems to be a historian of science.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > What is going on?
> >
> > Is he being ignored by the scientific
> community?
> >
> >
> >
> > Where is there such a difference between the journalistic references and
> > the academic references, the latter conspicuous by their absence?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Toyin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 21 September 2010 21:29, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > can you please give us links for ALL the references you have made here?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > toyin
> >
> >
> >
> > On 21 September 2010 14:50, Clive Anawana afamefun@hotmail. com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, I don't believe these following reputable institutions got their
> > information from Emeagwali's web page. Below is what they all said.
> >
> > BBC considers him a Digital Giant. CNN considers him a Father of the
> > Internet. The Time Magazine wrote that “The Web owes much of its existence
> > to Philip Emeagwaliâ€. Bill Clinton referred to him as “One of the great
> > minds of the Information Ageâ€
> >
> > So you can all hate him all you want.
> >
> > Daalunu
> > Afam Anawana
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> >
> > To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > From: peterclaver2000@ yahoo.com
> > Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:40:53 +0000
> >
> >
> > Subject: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> > And may your ribs continue cracking from your frustration and the
> > private humiliation of refusing to accept what your little mind is not
> > capable of changing, especially as it pertians to Ndigbo. Can I hear someone
> > shout Aaaaamen!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!111
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> >
> > *Von:* Chief Gemologist usgemology@yahoo. com>
> > *An:* NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > *CC:* usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> > *Gesendet:* Dienstag, den 21. September 2010, 10:52:43 Uhr
> > *Betreff:* Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> > May be Igbos see Eme as father of the Internet the same way they see Zik as
> > father of Africa. lol my ribs aching!
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Date: Monday, September 20, 2010 5:21:51 pm
> > To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > Cc: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> > From: "toyin adepoju" <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> > Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> > D Francis,
> >
> > I understand enough about
> Emeagawli's contribution to parallel processing
> > in
> > computing to recognise that the claim that that contribution makes him a
> > father of the internet is not likely to be correct.
> >
> >
> > I also know that there is no evidence that he has any patents since I have
> > done a search for his name as the site of the US Patent Office and come up
> > with nothing.
> >
> > I am ready to issue a public apology to Emeagwali if certifiable evidence
> > can be provided that he has even one patent registered against his name as
> > of today 20/09/2010.He claims to have many.If even one can be proven I
> > will apologise for stating that I can see no evidence of his having any.
> >
> > Meanwhile,I would be pleased if you or anyone were to try to prove how
> > Emeagwali is a father of the internet.I expect even a layperson like
> > myself can assess whatever argument can be
> provided
> > since the argument should be quite straightforward.
> >
> > thanks
> > toyin
> >
> > On 20 September 2010 18:48, D Francis <dom-francis@ hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear Toyin
> > >
> > > Do you fully understand Emeagwali's super computing concept he worked on
> > > for oil drilling that was attributed to "computing" and the internet?
> > >
> > > Dom Francis
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------ --------- ---------
> > > To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > > CC: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> > > From: toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com
> > > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:07:57 +0100
> > > Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dom Francis and Itaetim,
> > >
> > > Emeagwali is a fraud because he claims achievements he does not have.
> > >
> > > He claims to have many patents.
> > >
> >
> > There is NO record that he has ONE PATENT.
> > >
> > > You can research that yourself at the site of the US Patent Office.
> > >
> > > He claims to be a Father of the Internet.
> > >
> > > His accomplishments do not seem to support that claim.
> > >
> > > The only accomplishment he can be credited with is the Gordon Bell Prize
> > > which as as far as I know,does not constitute being a Father of the
> > Internet
> > > in his case.
> > >
> > > If you want to read about real Fathers of the Internet read about Tim
> > > Berners-Lee, who I understand developed Hyper Text Transfer Protocol,which
> > > enables computers to communicate with each other in cyberspace.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cut your claims of your accomplishments according to their reality.
> > >
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > toyin
> > >
> >
> > On 20 September 2010 17:33, D Francis <dom-francis@ hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Common People
> > >
> > > Why must we focus on negativity?
> > > Please tell me what makes Emeagwali a fraud?
> > >
> > > Is it because he has not published a book yet?
> > > Is it because he no patent accredited to his name?
> > > Is it because he may or may not have a PhD?
> > > Is it because he charges to make speeches?
> > > Is it because he has his speeches on the internet and people give him
> > > praises for the speeches?
> > >
> > > Many prominent visionaries we have today have same profile as mention
> > > above.
> > > If every one us has the same understanding
> of where we should be or what
> > we
> > > should be doing as Emeagwali does, we the blacks should be a force to be
> > > recon with in the world
> > >
> > > Please try to encourage and not discourage, only knowledge and
> > intelligence
> > > can help black people move forward
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Dom Francis
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------ --------- ---------
> > > To: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; NaijaPolitics@ yahoogroups. com;
> > > NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > > From: OlaKassimMD@ aol.com
> > > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:48:46 -0400
> > >
> > > Subject: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dear All:
> > >
> > > I have always stayed away from the Emeagwali controversy simply because
> > > I do not enjoy watching Nigerians/Africans pull each other down--
> > > (ala our famous PHD syndrome.)
> > >
> > > However there are some instances when we must speak up or else
> > > the work of our true heroes, --the genuine achievers become rubbished
> > > by association when the
> falsehoods perpetrated by some of us are
> > > finally discovered.
> > >
> > > I was also for many years taken in by the Emeagwali Phenomenon and
> > Internet
> > > self promotion. I looked him up on the Internet and I was impressed by
> > all
> > > the
> > > citations.
> > >
> > > In the summer of 2002, I was approached by the Executive of the Nigerian
> > > Community
> > > Association in Toronto to help find a keynote speaker who can
> > helpmotivate
> > > our youths
> > > at the Annual Independence Day celebration, I had no other person in mind
> > > but Dr Phillip Emeagwali.
> > >
> > > However, after finally tracking him down I was shocked when he informed
> > me
> > > of the costs for him
> > > to appear in Toronto to speak to our youths:
> > >
> > > a) Two return business class tickets for himself
> and his assistant
> > >
> > > b) Round the clock limousine service from the moment he lands at the
> > > airport until he departs.
> > >
> > > c) $10,000.00 speaking fee.
> > >
> > > d) Hotel Accommodation- -two rooms
> > >
> > > After pleading with him, he promised that he would grant some discount on
> > > his speaking fee
> > > because he would be directing his message to Nigerian youths in
> > Canada--but
> > > that the other items were not negotiable.
> > > We never did agree on the percentage of the discount on the speaking fee.
> > >
> > > For obvious reasons, I did not bother to call him again. I managed to
> > > persuade myself, even briefly
> > > that I had chosen the wrong vocation. I should have specialized on being
> > a
> > > celebrity:)
> > >
> > > It was years later, that I finally discovered
> that I was one of the
> > > millions worldwide who have been
> > > fooled by the Emeagwali Phenomenon.
> > >
> > > Bye,
> > >
> > > Ola
> > >
> > >
> > > ---- Original Message ----
> > > From: Moses Ebe Ochonu meochonu@gmail. com>
> > > To: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com
> > > Sent: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 9:58 am
> > > Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> > >
> > > Amiel,
> > >
> > > With all due respect, I am very disappointed in your insistence that we
> > > honor Emeagwali's true "achievements"
> even after confirming for yourself
> > > that the man is indeed a fraud of immense proportion, a self-promoting
> > > genius who is, in his claimed field of expertise, a mediocre at best. I
> > can
> > > understand Ikhide's frustration. The "debate" on Emeagwali's intellectual
> > > fraud has long been settled in the Nigerian cyberspace. Only the most
> > > fanatical Nigerian and African American sentimental (as opposed to a
> > > rational) investors in black scientific heroism, still take the fool
> > > seriously. And, of course, our people back home, for whom even the mere
> > fact
> > > of foreign residency is a validation, let alone one that is backed by
> > > aggressively deceptive self promotion. Okay, let's do what you're asking
> > us
> > > to do and strip away the lies, deceptions, exaggerations, false claims,
> > and
> > > the entire intellectual
> pyramid scheme as someone called Emeagwali's
> > > internet based edifice of fraud. When we are done with that, we're left
> > > with:
> > >
> > > 1. A guy who FAILED his PhD qualifying exam TWICE at my alma mater, the
> > > University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
> > >
> > > 2. A guy whose doctoral research was subsequently evaluated by internal
> > and
> > > external examiners and declared substandard.
> > >
> > > 3. A guy whose research won a minor THIRD PLACE prize in a very narrow
> > > field of applied computing. He was bumped to first place only when the
> > teams
> > > ahead of him with higher computing speed won another prize and therefore
> > > forfeited the category to Emeagwali. In other words, he "won" by default.
> > > The prize had nothing to do with the internet or even computing as a
> > field.
> > > It was for application of
> computing to oil exploration.
> > >
> > > 4. A guy who has no single published paper in a peer reviewed publication
> > > in his field
> > >
> > > 5. A guy who has no single patent or "patent pending" as he claims
> > >
> > > 6. A guy who has managed through internet trickery to get many media
> > > organizations, especially the black press, to buy into and as a result,
> > > validate his hoax. He then cites those naive, ignorant press validations,
> > > recycling them through links, which then show up on google and are then
> > > picked up by naive, hero-hunting black folks all over the world. As a
> > fraud,
> > > it is very clever, but it is still a frau
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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> 2f.
>
> Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> Posted by: "African Oracle" theoracle@... Â africaservice
> Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm (PDT)
>
>
> "
> Unfortunately, we never really appreciate our own anyway. When we read about a foreigner who has done this and that, we are quick to quote them in speeches, but when a Nigerian claims success, we quickly carry out dedicated research on the validity of his success. Simply put: oyinbo is innocent until proved guilty but our own people are guilty until they can prove - beyond human possibilities - that they are innocent. Now, that smells of inferiority complex!" - Gbenga
>
> I do not encourage this tear him down syndrome but we cause it ourselves. We should look at how we got to this point before we accuse the diggers. Let's face it we worship papers.
>
> Few years ago, I was in Nigeria with some 'expatriates' from the US. One of them sells fish food. He wrote that in his presentation, but was asked to remove it and present himself as an expert on
> fish :-) I was not allowed to make my own contribution Agro-Infomedia because my nose is not long and my refusal refused to adopt oyinbo ways.
>
> Just imagine if I can fake things, the story would have been different. We worship none-achievers, empty barrels. I think what is upstairs is more important that Surulere papers some of us carry around.
>
> I will any day appreciate Emeagwali's practical contributions and leave the rest. - One we cannot denied the other could be controversial.
>
> Dele
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: 'Gbenga Sesan
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tuesday, October, 12, 2010 5:39 PM
> Subject: RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> Since Gbenga is here,
> he'll clarify your claimJ: "Gbenga was doing more than suggesting that we should talk less and do more. He was stating categorically that if Emeagwali lied,those lies are not as important as their positive value. He gave the positive inspiration and practical assistance of Emeagwali in his own case as an example. Gbenga is unapologetic about his views and does not need them to be euphemicised. "
>
> Verdict: NOT TRUE.
>
> I do not know if Emeagwali lied. If he did, that is wrong. What I find interesting is how much time has been devoted to proving that even the things that are obviously true don't matter, e.g. that his Gordon Bell prize isn't significant.
>
> Two CLEAR things I wanted - and still wish - to pass across: One, the time spent chasing Emeagwali's errors can be better spent. Two: we need more people who can handhold Nigerian youth towards becoming better people - so they can do the same when they grow up. And then the cycle of
> mentorship can continue. So, I am indeed saying that we need to talk less and do more.
>
> Unfortunately, we never really appreciate our own anyway. When we read about a foreigner who has done this and that, we are quick to quote them in speeches, but when a Nigerian claims success, we quickly carry out dedicated research on the validity of his success. Simply put: oyinbo is innocent until proved guilty but our own people are guilty until they can prove - beyond human possibilities - that they are innocent. Now, that smells of inferiority complex!
>
> I have said these in my own words, and will appreciate no interpretations to the contrary.
>
> Best regards,
>
> ---
>
> 'Gbenga Sesan
>
> u: www.gbengasesan. com
>
> b: www.gbengasesan. com/blog
>
> Executive Director
>
> Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
>
> Lagos
>
> Nigeria
>
> +234 1 741 56 25
>
> gbenga.sesan@ pinigeria. org
>
> www.pinigeria. org
>
> From: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of toyin adepoju
> Sent: 12 October 2010 16:18
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip
> Emeagwali
>
> I believe in both talking and doing.
>
> Gbenga was doing more than suggesting that we should talk less and do more.
>
> He was stating categorically that if Emeagwali lied,those lies are not as important as their positive value.He gave the positive inspiration and practical assistance of Emeagwali in his own case as an example.
>
> Gbenga is unapologetic about his views and does not need them to be euphemicised.
>
> Image, perception of you by others,are often as important as what you actually do.
>
> Africans do work very hard.Their hard work is at times made more difficult or takes longer to bear fruit beceause of prejudice against them.Prejudice both unfounded,based on racism or based on bad things some Africans have done.
>
> So,its vital to work but along with work those who give a community a bad name by telling lies should be pointed out and their lies disowned,while pointing out whatever good those same people
> have done.
>
> On the contrary,pointing out anyone's lies does not poison the air.It clears the air.
>
> Thanks
>
> Toyin
>
> On 12 October 2010 15:10, AhA ajijola@gmail. com> wrote:
>
> Rubber is on the road.....
>
> AhA
>
> http://ajijola. blogspot. com/
>
> Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up it knows that it has to run faster than the fastest Lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up it knows that it has to run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
>
> It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a gazelle; when the sun comes up you had better be running!
>
> From: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Molly E. Uzoh
> Sent: 12 October 2010 12:32
>
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
>
> Subject: RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> I think Gbenga's point is that we should talk less and do more. If we keep talking about the same thing over and over, we will find out that we would end up poisoning the future generation more than Emeagwali
> has help them. PERIOD.
>
> Now , let's get back to work so that we can leave some positive skid marks that can inspire the generations ahead. God bless you all.
>
> - Molly
>
> From: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of toyin adepoju
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:39 AM
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com; igrebo@yahoo. com; me@gbengasesan. com
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> Thank you, Igrebo.
>
> Gbenga has a point,but he dilutes its value by denigrating the need to point out when someone has been lying about his achievements because those lies have done some good.
>
> As pointed out by Gloria Emeagwali [no relation to the controversial Philip Emeagwali] those lies of Philip Emeagwali also do bad,beceause they help to discredit those Nigerians who are honest by giving Nigerians a bad name.
>
> Thanks
>
> Toyin
>
> On 12 October 2010 02:26, Igrebo Eze igrebo@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> Pardon me, please, but this contribution is very disappointing. It should please be noted that a core element of the Ethics of the IT Profession is abhorrence of mis-feasance (not doing the right things in a wrong or illegal way). Thus in the profession the end does not justify the means, the end must be achieved only by legitimate and legal means.
>
> Igrebo
>
> --- On Tue, 9/21/10, 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com> wrote:
>
> From: 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com>
> Subject: RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip
> Emeagwali
>
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
>
> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:56 PM
>
> Just to confirm Ayo's point, I doubt that I'd do what I'm doing today - or even be anything close to the little career nods I've had but for the Emeagwali story. To me, and many young Nigerians (and I bet much more), he allowed his light to shine and that gave us permission to believe we could even shine ours at all.
>
> Does this excuse overstated achievements? NO.
>
> Did Emeagwali overstate his achievements? I don't know - and honestly don't really want to spend valuable time proving that.
>
> What have those that accuse him achieved in inspiring the next generation of Africans? That's above my pay grade.
>
> Do I call for blind support because he's
> Nigerian? NO.
>
> Does being published define success? NO!
>
> Summary: if the man lied (or is lying), let history judge him. Otherwise, I repeat what I wrote of him in my own first attempt at an autobiography:
>
> When I heard about Philip Emeagwali in 2000 and decided to write him, I simply assumed that he would not respond to my eMail -- but he did. Not only did he reply, he also connected me with the man Nigerians have come to know as the 'oracle of I.T.', Chris Uwaje. Coming into my life at a time when I was just about stepping into the industry, they helped shape my view of the huge opportunity that lay ahead of me in the Nigerian ICT space. They built on the earlier work of my first Information Technology mentor, Dr. James Sotomi of blessed memory; his was the baptism of fire that reconnected me with the passion that was planted the day I was denied access to what would have been my first experience with a computer in 1991.
>
> And if
> I may borrow from (and add to) Bill Clinton's message to Nigeria at some point: can we focus on discovering the millions of Emeagwalis across Nigeria and strengthen them in weak areas so they can add value and help build a country we can be proud to call home? If you've added no value, let those who have keep doing so; if you're adding value, please focus on doing more. Someone once said Africans define PhD as Pull her/him Down; can we at least prove this notion wrong?
>
> Best regards,
>
> ---
>
> 'Gbenga Sesan
>
> u: www.gbengasesan. com
>
> b: www.gbengasesan. com/blog
>
> Executive Director
>
> Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
>
> Lagos
>
> Nigeria
>
> +234 1 741 56 25
>
> gbenga.sesan@ pinigeria. org
>
> www.pinigeria. org
>
> From: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Ayo Oladejo
> Sent: 21 September 2010 22:36
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> There are many young Nigerian IT professionals who fell in love with the profession or got interested and confident due to the man - Emeagwali. What
> good has this bashing done for us in any way, maybe I will then understand. Also, what is it with Africans and this kind of behavior. Look at the English football team with their lack of real talents, and yet their countrymen hype them to the heavens. Sometimes I wonder what could have been if Okocha or Kanu were Englishmen.
>
> At least Emeagwali has one achievement - a silent mentor or someone a lot of young people aspire to be like.
>
> --- On Tue, 9/21/10, Maurice Anyanwu anyanwu_m@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> From: Maurice Anyanwu anyanwu_m@yahoo. com>
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com, NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com, "usaafricadialogue" <USAAfricaDialogue@ googlegroups. com>, "Nidoa" nidoa@yahoogroups. com>, naijaobserver@ yahoogroups. com, "nai" <naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com>
> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 11:30 PM
>
> Folks are we just being haters? leave this man alone.
>
> Toyin, which one you dey sef?
>
> http://www.time. com/time/ 2007/blackhistmt h/bios/04. html
>
> http://www.cnn. com/fyi/interact
> ive/specials/ bhm/story/ black.innovators .html
>
> http://emeagwali. com/video/ president- bill-clinton/ one-of-the- great-minds- of-the-informati on-age.wmv
>
> http://news. bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/in_depth/ sci_tech/ digital_giants/ 8561413.stm
>
> Maurice Anyanwu
> www.cyrilmoore. com
>
> Making your business solutions SIMPLE!
>
> My LinkedIn profile
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
>
> From: toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail.
> com>
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com; naija_it_profession als@yahoogroups. com; usaafricadialogue <USAAfricaDialogue@ googlegroups. com>; Nidoa nidoa@yahoogroups. com>; naijaobserver@ yahoogroups. com; nai <naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com>
> Sent: Tue, September 21, 2010 5:19:33 PM
> Subject: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> CORRECTION
>
> On 21 September 2010 22:18, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com> wrote:
>
> The TIME reference is accurate.
>
> Here it is
>
>
> http://www.time. com/time/ specials/ packages/ article/0, 28804,1963424_ 1963480_1963457, 00.html
>
> I cant see any reference to him describing him as forerunner of the Internet on BBC.
>
> A sceptical researcher states that the other journalistic and the Clinton references are accurate.
>
> We can agree that credible journalistic sources cite his achievement.
>
> The fact that he has some achievements in computing is clear.
>
> The problem is ascertaining the scope of the achievement.
>
> Its also true however,that there is no record of him at the site of the US Patent Office.
>
> So it is most unlikely he has any patents as he claims he has.
>
> I have done a search for his name on Metalib, an academic database, and I can see no reference to his achievements
> there.
>
> I wonder why.
>
> The only related reference there is to Gloria Thomas-Emeagwali, perhaps his wife, who seems to be a historian of science.
>
> What is going on?
>
> Is he being ignored by the scientific community?
>
> Where is there such a difference between the journalistic references and the academic references, the latter conspicuous by their absence?
>
> Thanks
>
> Toyin
>
> On 21 September 2010 21:29, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com> wrote:
>
> can you please give us links for ALL the references you have made here?
>
> thanks
>
> toyin
>
> On 21 September 2010 14:50, Clive Anawana afamefun@hotmail.
> com> wrote:
>
> Well, I don't believe these following reputable institutions got their information from Emeagwali's web page. Below is what they all said.
>
> BBC considers him a Digital Giant. CNN considers him a Father of the Internet. The Time Magazine wrote that "The Web owes much of its existence to Philip Emeagwali". Bill Clinton referred to him as "One of the great minds of the Information Age"
>
> So you can all hate him all you want.
>
> Daalunu
> Afam Anawana
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
>
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> From: peterclaver2000@
> yahoo.com
> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:40:53 +0000
>
> Subject: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> And may your ribs continue cracking from your frustration and the private humiliation of refusing to accept what your little mind is not capable of changing, especially as it pertians to Ndigbo. Can I hear someone shout Aaaaamen!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!111
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
>
> Von: Chief Gemologist usgemology@yahoo. com>
> An: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> CC: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> Gesendet: Dienstag, den 21. September 2010, 10:52:43 Uhr
> Betreff: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> May be Igbos see Eme as father of the Internet the same way they see Zik as father of Africa. lol my ribs aching!
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Monday, September 20, 2010 5:21:51 pm
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> Cc: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> From: "toyin adepoju" <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> D Francis,
>
> I understand enough about Emeagawli's contribution to parallel processing in
> computing to recognise that the claim that that contribution makes him a
> father of the internet is not likely to be correct.
>
> I also know that there is no evidence that he has any patents since I have
> done a search for his name as the site of the US Patent
> Office and come up
> with nothing.
>
> I am ready to issue a public apology to Emeagwali if certifiable evidence
> can be provided that he has even one patent registered against his name as
> of today 20/09/2010.He claims to have many.If even one can be proven I
> will apologise for stating that I can see no evidence of his having any.
>
> Meanwhile,I would be pleased if you or anyone were to try to prove how
> Emeagwali is a father of the internet.I expect even a layperson like
> myself can assess whatever argument can be provided
> since the argument should be quite straightforward.
>
> thanks
> toyin
>
> On 20 September 2010 18:48, D Francis <dom-francis@ hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Dear Toyin
> >
> > Do you fully understand Emeagwali's super computing
> concept he worked on
> > for oil drilling that was attributed to "computing" and the internet?
> >
> > Dom Francis
> >
> >
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> > To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > CC: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> > From: toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com
> > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:07:57 +0100
> > Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> > Dom Francis and Itaetim,
> >
> > Emeagwali is a fraud because he claims achievements he does not have.
> >
> > He claims to have many patents.
> >
> > There is NO record that he has ONE PATENT.
> >
> > You can research that yourself at the site of the US Patent Office.
> >
> > He claims to be a Father of the Internet.
> >
> > His accomplishments do not seem to support that claim.
> >
> > The only accomplishment he can be credited with is the Gordon Bell Prize
> > which as as far as I know,does not constitute being a Father of the Internet
> > in his case.
> >
> > If you want to read about real Fathers of the Internet read about Tim
> > Berners-Lee, who I understand developed Hyper
> Text Transfer Protocol,which
> > enables computers to communicate with each other in cyberspace.
> >
> >
> > Cut your claims of your accomplishments according to their reality.
> >
> >
> > thanks
> > toyin
> >
> > On 20 September 2010 17:33, D Francis <dom-francis@ hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Common People
> >
> > Why must we focus on negativity?
> > Please tell me what makes Emeagwali a fraud?
> >
> > Is it because he has not published a book yet?
> > Is it because he no patent accredited to his name?
> > Is it because he may or may not have a PhD?
> > Is it because he charges to make speeches?
> > Is it because he has his speeches on the internet and people give him
> > praises for the
> speeches?
> >
> > Many prominent visionaries we have today have same profile as mention
> > above.
> > If every one us has the same understanding of where we should be or what we
> > should be doing as Emeagwali does, we the blacks should be a force to be
> > recon with in the world
> >
> > Please try to encourage and not discourage, only knowledge and intelligence
> > can help black people move forward
> >
> > Cheers
> > Dom Francis
> >
> >
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> > To: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; NaijaPolitics@ yahoogroups. com;
> > NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > From: OlaKassimMD@ aol.com
> > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:48:46 -0400
> >
> > Subject: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear All:
> >
> > I have always stayed away from the Emeagwali controversy simply because
> > I do not enjoy watching Nigerians/Africans pull each other down--
> > (ala our famous PHD syndrome.)
> >
> > However there are some instances when we must speak up or else
> > the work of our true heroes, --the genuine achievers become rubbished
> > by association when the falsehoods perpetrated
> by some of us are
> > finally discovered.
> >
> > I was also for many years taken in by the Emeagwali Phenomenon and Internet
> > self promotion. I looked him up on the Internet and I was impressed by all
> > the
> > citations.
> >
> > In the summer of 2002, I was approached by the Executive of the Nigerian
> > Community
> > Association in Toronto to help find a keynote speaker who can helpmotivate
> > our youths
> > at the Annual Independence Day celebration, I had no other person in mind
> > but Dr Phillip Emeagwali.
> >
> > However, after finally tracking him down I was shocked when he informed me
> > of the costs for him
> > to appear in Toronto to speak to our youths:
> >
> > a) Two return business class tickets for himself and his assistant
> >
> > b) Round the clock limousine service from the moment he lands at the
> > airport until he departs.
> >
> >
> c) $10,000.00 speaking fee.
> >
> > d) Hotel Accommodation- -two rooms
> >
> > After pleading with him, he promised that he would grant some discount on
> > his speaking fee
> > because he would be directing his message to Nigerian youths in Canada--but
> > that the other items were not negotiable.
> > We never did agree on the percentage of the discount on the speaking fee.
> >
> > For obvious reasons, I did not bother to call him again. I managed to
> > persuade myself, even briefly
> > that I had chosen the wrong vocation. I should have specialized on being a
> > celebrity:)
> >
> > It was years later, that I finally discovered that I was one of the
> > millions worldwide who have been
> > fooled by the Emeagwali Phenomenon.
> >
> > Bye,
> >
> > Ola
> >
> >
> > ---- Original Message ----
> > From: Moses Ebe Ochonu meochonu@gmail. com>
> > To: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com
> > Sent: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 9:58 am
> > Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> > Amiel,
> >
> > With all due respect, I am very disappointed in your insistence that we
> > honor Emeagwali's true "achievements" even after confirming for yourself
> > that the man is indeed a fraud of immense proportion, a self-promoting
> > genius who is, in his claimed field of expertise, a mediocre at best. I can
> > understand Ikhide's frustration. The "debate" on Emeagwali's intellectual
> > fraud has long been settled in the
> Nigerian cyberspace. Only the most
> > fanatical Nigerian and African American sentimental (as opposed to a
> > rational) investors in black scientific heroism, still take the fool
> > seriously. And, of course, our people back home, for whom even the mere fact
> > of foreign residency is a validation, let alone one that is backed by
> > aggressively deceptive self promotion. Okay, let's do what you're asking us
> > to do and strip away the lies, deceptions, exaggerations, false claims, and
> > the entire intellectual pyramid scheme as someone called Emeagwali's
> > internet based edifice of fraud. When we are done with that, we're left
> > with:
> >
> > 1. A guy who FAILED his PhD qualifying exam TWICE at my alma mater, the
> > University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
> >
> > 2. A guy whose doctoral research was subsequently evaluated by internal and
> > external examiners and declared
> substandard.
> >
> > 3. A guy whose research won a minor THIRD PLACE prize in a very narrow
> > field of applied computing. He was bumped to first place only when the teams
> > ahead of him with higher computing speed won another prize and therefore
> > forfeited the category to Emeagwali. In other words, he "won" by default.
> > The prize had nothing to do with the internet or even computing as a field.
> > It was for application of computing to oil exploration.
> >
> > 4. A guy who has no single published paper in a peer reviewed publication
> > in his field
> >
> > 5. A guy who has no single patent or "patent pending" as he claims
> >
> > 6. A guy who has managed through internet trickery to get many media
> > organizations, especially the black press, to buy into and as a result,
> > validate his hoax. He then cites those naive, ignorant press validations,
> > recycling them through
> links, which then show up on google and are then
> > picked up by naive, hero-hunting black folks all over the world. As a fraud,
> > it is very clever, but it is still a frau
>
>
>
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> Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> Posted by: "African Oracle" theoracle@... Â africaservice
> Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:32 pm (PDT)
>
>
> Difficult Molly. It is a dishonest approach to progress. We cannot all sleep with our heads pointed in the same direction. Out of the black pot cometh white pap. Let the talkers do the talk, let the motivators do the motivation, let the youth pick what is good for them along the way. It is only a distraction calling everyone to act alike.
>
> At least this will enable the worker to be genuine in their work and provide a solid foundation for the youth to built upon. Just imagine if Emeagwali is drafted to court tomorrow and sentenced - What will the same youth do, they will be disappointed of course!
>
> Let us encourage dedication, commitment, transparency, hard working with common sense and social networking.
>
> Dele
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Molly E. Uzoh
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tuesday, October, 12, 2010 1:32 PM
> Subject: RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> I think Gbenga's point is that we should talk less and do more. If we keep talking about the same thing over and over, we will find out that we would end up poisoning the future generation more than Emeagwali has help them. PERIOD.
>
> Now , let's get back to work so that we can leave some positive skid marks that can inspire the generations ahead. God bless you all.
>
> - Molly
>
> From: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of toyin adepoju
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:39 AM
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com; igrebo@yahoo. com; me@gbengasesan. com
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> Thank you, Igrebo.
>
> Gbenga has a point,but he
> dilutes its value by denigrating the need to point out when someone has been lying about his achievements because those lies have done some good.
>
> As pointed out by Gloria Emeagwali [no relation to the controversial Philip Emeagwali] those lies of Philip Emeagwali also do bad,beceause they help to discredit those Nigerians who are honest by giving Nigerians a bad name.
>
> Thanks
>
> Toyin
>
> On 12 October 2010 02:26, Igrebo Eze igrebo@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> Pardon me, please, but this contribution is very disappointing. It should please be noted that a core element of the Ethics of the IT Profession is abhorrence of mis-feasance (not doing the right things in a wrong or illegal way). Thus in the profession the end does not justify the means, the end must be achieved only by legitimate and legal
> means.
>
> Igrebo
>
> --- On Tue, 9/21/10, 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com> wrote:
>
> From: 'Gbenga Sesan me@gbengasesan. com>
> Subject: RE: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
>
> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 4:56 PM
>
> Just to confirm Ayo's point, I doubt that I'd do what I'm doing today - or even be anything close to the little career nods I've had but for the Emeagwali story. To
> me, and many young Nigerians (and I bet much more), he allowed his light to shine and that gave us permission to believe we could even shine ours at all.
>
> Does this excuse overstated achievements? NO.
>
> Did Emeagwali overstate his achievements? I don't know - and honestly don't really want to spend valuable time proving that.
>
> What have those that accuse him achieved in inspiring the next generation of Africans? That's above my pay grade.
>
> Do I call for blind support because he's Nigerian? NO.
>
> Does being published define success? NO!
>
> Summary: if the man lied (or is lying), let history judge him. Otherwise, I repeat what I wrote of him in my own first attempt at an autobiography:
>
> When I heard about Philip Emeagwali in 2000 and decided to write him, I simply assumed that he would not respond to my eMail -- but he did. Not only did he reply, he also connected me with the man Nigerians have come to know as the
> 'oracle of I.T.', Chris Uwaje. Coming into my life at a time when I was just about stepping into the industry, they helped shape my view of the huge opportunity that lay ahead of me in the Nigerian ICT space. They built on the earlier work of my first Information Technology mentor, Dr. James Sotomi of blessed memory; his was the baptism of fire that reconnected me with the passion that was planted the day I was denied access to what would have been my first experience with a computer in 1991.
>
> And if I may borrow from (and add to) Bill Clinton's message to Nigeria at some point: can we focus on discovering the millions of Emeagwalis across Nigeria and strengthen them in weak areas so they can add value and help build a country we can be proud to call home? If you've added no value, let those who have keep doing so; if you're adding value, please focus on doing more. Someone once said Africans define PhD as Pull her/him Down; can we at least prove
> this notion wrong?
>
> Best regards,
>
> ---
>
> 'Gbenga Sesan
>
> u: www.gbengasesan. com
>
> b: www.gbengasesan. com/blog
>
> Executive Director
>
> Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
>
> Lagos
>
> Nigeria
>
> +234 1 741 56 25
>
> gbenga.sesan@ pinigeria. org
>
> www.pinigeria. org
>
> From: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com [mailto:Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Ayo Oladejo
> Sent: 21 September 2010
> 22:36
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> There are many young Nigerian IT professionals who fell in love with the profession or got interested and confident due to the man - Emeagwali. What good has this bashing done for us in any way, maybe I will then understand. Also, what is it with Africans and this kind of behavior. Look at the English football team with their lack of real talents, and yet their countrymen hype them to the heavens. Sometimes I wonder what could have been if Okocha or Kanu were Englishmen.
>
> At least Emeagwali has one achievement - a silent mentor or someone a lot of young people aspire to be like.
>
> --- On Tue, 9/21/10, Maurice Anyanwu
> anyanwu_m@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
> From: Maurice Anyanwu anyanwu_m@yahoo. com>
> Subject: Re: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> To: Naija_IT_Profession als@yahoogroups. com, NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com, "usaafricadialogue" <USAAfricaDialogue@ googlegroups. com>, "Nidoa" nidoa@yahoogroups. com>, naijaobserver@ yahoogroups. com, "nai" <naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com>
> Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2010,
> 11:30 PM
>
> Folks are we just being haters? leave this man alone.
>
> Toyin, which one you dey sef?
>
> http://www.time. com/time/ 2007/blackhistmt h/bios/04. html
>
> http://www.cnn. com/fyi/interact ive/specials/ bhm/story/ black.innovators .html
>
> http://emeagwali. com/video/ president- bill-clinton/ one-of-the- great-minds- of-the-informati on-age.wmv
>
> http://news.
> bbc.co.uk/ 2/hi/in_depth/ sci_tech/ digital_giants/ 8561413.stm
>
> Maurice Anyanwu
> www.cyrilmoore. com
>
> Making your business solutions SIMPLE!
>
> My LinkedIn profile
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
>
> From: toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com; naija_it_profession als@yahoogroups. com; usaafricadialogue <USAAfricaDialogue@ googlegroups. com>; Nidoa nidoa@yahoogroups. com>; naijaobserver@ yahoogroups. com; nai <naijaintellects@ googlegroups. com>
> Sent: Tue,
> September 21, 2010 5:19:33 PM
> Subject: [Naija_IT_Professio nals] Re: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> CORRECTION
>
> On 21 September 2010 22:18, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com> wrote:
>
> The TIME reference is accurate.
>
> Here it is
>
> http://www.time. com/time/ specials/ packages/ article/0, 28804,1963424_ 1963480_1963457, 00.html
>
> I cant see any reference to him describing him as forerunner of the Internet on BBC.
>
> A sceptical researcher states that the other journalistic and the Clinton references are accurate.
>
> We can agree that credible journalistic sources
> cite his achievement.
>
> The fact that he has some achievements in computing is clear.
>
> The problem is ascertaining the scope of the achievement.
>
> Its also true however,that there is no record of him at the site of the US Patent Office.
>
> So it is most unlikely he has any patents as he claims he has.
>
> I have done a search for his name on Metalib, an academic database, and I can see no reference to his achievements there.
>
> I wonder why.
>
> The only related reference there is to Gloria Thomas-Emeagwali, perhaps his wife, who seems to be a historian of science.
>
> What is going on?
>
> Is he being ignored by the scientific community?
>
> Where is there such a difference between the journalistic references and the academic references, the latter conspicuous by their absence?
>
> Thanks
>
> Toyin
>
> On 21 September 2010 21:29, toyin adepoju <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com> wrote:
>
> can you please give us links for ALL the references you have made here?
>
> thanks
>
> toyin
>
> On 21 September 2010 14:50, Clive Anawana afamefun@hotmail. com> wrote:
>
> Well, I don't believe these following reputable institutions got their information from Emeagwali's web page. Below is what they all said.
>
> BBC considers him a Digital Giant. CNN considers him a Father of the Internet. The Time Magazine wrote that "The Web owes much of its existence to Philip Emeagwali". Bill Clinton referred to him as "One of the great minds of the Information Age"
>
> So you can all hate him all you want.
>
> Daalunu
> Afam
> Anawana
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
>
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> From: peterclaver2000@ yahoo.com
> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:40:53 +0000
>
> Subject: AW: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> And may your ribs continue cracking from your frustration and the private humiliation of refusing to accept what your little mind is not capable of changing, especially as it pertians to Ndigbo. Can I hear someone shout Aaaaamen!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!111
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
>
> Von: Chief Gemologist usgemology@yahoo. com>
> An: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> CC: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> Gesendet: Dienstag, den 21. September 2010, 10:52:43 Uhr
> Betreff: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> May be Igbos see Eme as father of the Internet the same way they see
> Zik as father of Africa. lol my ribs aching!
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Monday, September 20, 2010 5:21:51 pm
> To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> Cc: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com, naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> From: "toyin adepoju" <toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com>
> Subject: Re:
> [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
>
> D Francis,
>
> I understand enough about Emeagawli's contribution to parallel processing in
> computing to recognise that the claim that that contribution makes him a
> father of the internet is not likely to be correct.
>
> I also know that there is no evidence that he has any patents since I have
> done a search for his name as the site of the US Patent Office and come up
> with nothing.
>
> I am ready to issue a public apology to Emeagwali if certifiable evidence
> can be provided that he has even one patent registered against his name as
> of today 20/09/2010.He claims to have many.If even one can be proven I
> will apologise for stating that I can see no evidence of his having any.
>
> Meanwhile,I would be pleased if you or anyone were to try to prove how
> Emeagwali is a father of the internet.I expect even a layperson like
> myself can assess whatever argument can be
> provided
> since the argument should be quite straightforward.
>
> thanks
> toyin
>
> On 20 September 2010 18:48, D Francis <dom-francis@ hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Dear Toyin
> >
> > Do you fully understand Emeagwali's super computing concept he worked on
> > for oil drilling that was attributed to "computing" and the internet?
> >
> > Dom Francis
> >
> >
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> > To: NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > CC: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; naijapolitics@ yahoogroups. com
> > From: toyin.adepoju@ googlemail. com
> > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:07:57 +0100
> > Subject: Re: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> > Dom Francis and Itaetim,
> >
> > Emeagwali is a fraud because he claims achievements he does not have.
> >
> > He claims to have many patents.
> >
> > There is NO record that he has ONE PATENT.
> >
> > You can research that yourself at the site of the US Patent
> Office.
> >
> > He claims to be a Father of the Internet.
> >
> > His accomplishments do not seem to support that claim.
> >
> > The only accomplishment he can be credited with is the Gordon Bell Prize
> > which as as far as I know,does not constitute being a Father of the Internet
> > in his case.
> >
> > If you want to read about real Fathers of the Internet read about Tim
> > Berners-Lee, who I understand developed Hyper Text Transfer Protocol,which
> > enables computers to communicate with each other in cyberspace.
> >
> >
> > Cut your claims of your accomplishments according to their reality.
> >
> >
> > thanks
> > toyin
> >
> > On 20 September 2010 17:33, D Francis <dom-francis@ hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Common People
> >
> > Why must we focus on negativity?
> > Please tell me what makes Emeagwali a fraud?
> >
> > Is it because he has not published a book yet?
> > Is it because he no patent accredited to his name?
> > Is it because he may or may not have a PhD?
> > Is it because he charges to make speeches?
> > Is it because he has his speeches on the internet and people give him
> > praises for the speeches?
> >
> > Many prominent visionaries we have today have same profile as mention
> > above.
> > If every one us has the same understanding of where we should be or what we
> > should be doing as Emeagwali does, we the blacks should be a force to be
> > recon with in the world
> >
> > Please try to encourage and not discourage, only knowledge and intelligence
> > can help black people move forward
> >
> > Cheers
> > Dom
> Francis
> >
> >
> > ------------ --------- ---------
> > To: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com; NaijaPolitics@ yahoogroups. com;
> > NIgerianWorldForum@ yahoogroups. com
> > From: OlaKassimMD@ aol.com
> > Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:48:46 -0400
> >
> > Subject: [NIgerianWorldForum ] - Fw: Phillip
> Emeagwali
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear All:
> >
> > I have always stayed away from the Emeagwali controversy simply because
> > I do not enjoy watching Nigerians/Africans pull each other down--
> > (ala our famous PHD syndrome.)
> >
> > However there are some instances when we must speak up or else
> > the work of our true heroes, --the genuine achievers become rubbished
> > by association when the falsehoods perpetrated by some of us are
> > finally discovered.
> >
> > I was also for many years taken in by the Emeagwali Phenomenon and Internet
> > self promotion. I looked him up on the Internet and I was impressed by all
> > the
> > citations.
> >
> > In the summer of 2002, I was approached by the Executive of the Nigerian
> > Community
> > Association in Toronto to help find a keynote speaker who can helpmotivate
> > our youths
> > at the
> Annual Independence Day celebration, I had no other person in mind
> > but Dr Phillip Emeagwali.
> >
> > However, after finally tracking him down I was shocked when he informed me
> > of the costs for him
> > to appear in Toronto to speak to our youths:
> >
> > a) Two return business class tickets for himself and his assistant
> >
> > b) Round the clock limousine service from the moment he lands at the
> > airport until he departs.
> >
> > c) $10,000.00 speaking fee.
> >
> > d) Hotel Accommodation- -two rooms
> >
> > After pleading with him, he promised that he would grant some discount on
> > his speaking fee
> > because he would be directing his message to Nigerian youths in Canada--but
> > that the other items were not negotiable.
> > We never did agree on the percentage of the discount on the speaking fee.
> >
> > For obvious reasons, I did not bother to call him
> again. I managed to
> > persuade myself, even briefly
> > that I had chosen the wrong vocation. I should have specialized on being a
> > celebrity:)
> >
> > It was years later, that I finally discovered that I was one of the
> > millions worldwide who have been
> > fooled by the Emeagwali Phenomenon.
> >
> > Bye,
> >
> > Ola
> >
> >
> > ---- Original Message ----
> > From: Moses Ebe Ochonu meochonu@gmail. com>
> > To: usaafricadialogue@ googlegroups. com
> > Sent: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 9:58 am
> > Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fw: Phillip Emeagwali
> >
> >
> Amiel,
> >
> > With all due respect, I am very disappointed in your insistence that we
> > honor Emeagwali's true "achievements" even after confirming for yourself
> > that the man is indeed a fraud of immense proportion, a self-promoting
> > genius who is, in his claimed field of expertise, a mediocre at best. I can
> > understand Ikhide's frustration. The "debate" on Emeagwali's intellectual
> > fraud has long been settled in the Nigerian cyberspace. Only the most
> > fanatical Nigerian and African American sentimental (as opposed to a
> > rational) investors in black scientific heroism, still take the fool
> > seriously. And, of course, our people back home, for whom even the mere fact
> > of foreign residency is a validation, let alone one that is backed by
> > aggressively deceptive self promotion. Okay, let's do what you're asking us
> > to do and strip away the lies, deceptions, exaggerations,
> false claims, and
> > the entire intellectual pyramid scheme as someone called Emeagwali's
> > internet based edifice of fraud. When we are done with that, we're left
> > with:
> >
> > 1. A guy who FAILED his PhD qualifying exam TWICE at my alma mater, the
> > University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
> >
> > 2. A guy whose doctoral research was subsequently evaluated by internal and
> > external examiners and declared substandard.
> >
> > 3. A guy whose research won a minor THIRD PLACE prize in a very narrow
> > field of applied computing. He was bumped to first place only when the teams
> > ahead of him with higher computing speed won another prize and therefore
> > forfeited the category to Emeagwali. In other words, he "won" by default.
> > The prize had nothing to do with the internet or even computing as a field.
> > It was for application of computing to oil exploration.
> >
> > 4.
> A guy who has no single published paper in a peer reviewed publication
> > in his field
> >
> > 5. A guy who has no single patent or "patent pending" as he claims
> >
> > 6. A guy who has managed through internet trickery to get many media
> > organizations, especially the black press, to buy into and as a result,
> > validate his hoax. He then cites those naive, ignorant press validations,
> > recycling them through links, which then show up on google and are then
> > picked up by naive, hero-hunting black folks all over the world. As a fraud,
> > it is very clever, but it is still a frau
>
>
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