Dr. Phillip Emeagwali By brharkerculbreth Feb 3, 2017 born on august 23 1954 Feb 3, 2017 age 14 had to drop out of school in 1967 Feb 3, 2017 got a scolarship to oregan state when he was 17 in 1977 Feb 3, 2017 went to washington dc in 1986 to get a second degree