Nathan Myhrvold
Nathan Myhrvold
Nathan Paul Myhrvold, formerly Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, is co-founder of Intellectual Ventures and the principal author of Modernist Cuisine. Myhrvold was listed as co-inventor on 17 patents at Microsoft and has since co-sponsored applications for over 500 other patents for which his corporation is funding the patent monetization effort...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth3 August 1959
CountryUnited States of America
address comfort compelled life mankind originated renounce special virtue
Mankind is not special by virtue of our address in the universe, or what spins around us, or because life originated here. Slowly, but surely, we've been compelled to renounce the comfort of these beliefs.
program save sooner
Sooner or later the space program will need to save us by detecting and deflecting an incoming asteroid.
anyone stands
I think you would find almost anyone who stands up for their patent rights has been called a patent troll.
hard
It's really hard to compete with Apple on pure coolness, and if you do, you're probably going to use some of the things they pioneered.
government may input
Efficiency in government is a more elusive concept than efficiency in the private economy, which may be measured relatively easily as output per units of input. What is the government's 'output?'
century dilemma pay
The dilemma for early 21st century journalism is this: Who will pay for the news?
eliminate involves operator
Every serious nuclear accident involves operator error, so you want to eliminate the operator altogether.
hold lamb
The lamb will get to 131 in 30 minutes, where we can hold it for about 10 hours, which is when it's at its best.
math degrees chef
I was good at math and science, and I got lots of degrees in lots of things, but in a parallel universe, I probably became a chef.
dream powerful creating
Our reactor actually burns nuclear waste as fuel. So not only is it safe and powerful, it solves an important issue: It actually reduces nuclear waste instead of creating. It's the reactor of your dreams.
religious rights people
People get cranky when you burst their bubble. Over time, advances in astronomy have relentlessly reinforced the utter insignificance of Earth on a celestial scale. Fortunately, political and religious leaders stopped barbecuing astronomers for saying so, turning their spits with human-rights activists instead.
growing-up mcdonalds people
People who grow up in a region doubtless have a better cultural awareness of their own cuisine, but it's also true that a lot of locals go to McDonald's, Applebee's and the like.
responsibility reality car
Politicians don't like to face unpleasant realities. In truth, nobody does, but as individuals, we have no choice; if we neglect to plan ahead, we are held accountable. Fail to meet your responsibilities at work, and you get fired. Ignore your car's gas gauge, and you get stranded.
war leader victory
Business is war! Its leaders are strategic commanders, who boldly snatch victory from the jaws of defeat - and who perform other acts of derring-do. This kind of talk sounds great in the boardroom, and, for that matter, in the bookstore, where dozens of authors counsel would-be corporate warriors.