12 Game-Changing Inventions You Didn’t Know Were Created By Black Innovators - Page 12

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12. Connection Machine (World’s Fastest Computer in 1989)

Connection Machine (World's Fastest Computer in 1989)Source: Getty

Born in Nigeria, Dr. Philip Emeagwali is responsible for creating the worlds fastest computer in 1989. The computer he created was capable of performing 3.1 billion calculations per second.

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