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'''Nathan P. Myhrvold''' (born {{bda|1959|8|3|mf=yes}} in [[Seattle, Washington]]), formerly [[Chief Technology Officer]] at [[Microsoft]], is co-founder of [[Intellectual Ventures]], which is seeking to build a large patent portfolio.<ref>[http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132174-c,opensource/article.html "Ubuntu: Microsoft is Patent Pal"], Matthew Broersma, ''[[PC World (magazine)|PC World]]'', 23 May 2007</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itworld.com/App/070711myhrvold/|title=Nathan Myhrvold on patent mongers and business|first=Peter|last=Moon|publisher=[[IDG]]|date=2007-11-07|accessdate=2008-06-12}}</ref> Myhrvold, usually with coinventors, holds 17 U.S. patents assigned to Microsoft<ref>[http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm Search for Myhrvold's Microsoft patents] - use seach argument in Query box: IN/Myhrvold and AN/Microsoft</ref> and has applied for more than 500 patents.<ref>[http://appft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.html Search for Myhrvold's pending patent applications] - use seach argument in Query box: IN/Myhrvold-Nathan-P</ref> In addition, Myhrvold and coinventors hold 115 U.S. patents assigned mostly to ''The Invention Science Fund I, LLC''.<ref>[http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm Search for Myhrvold's non-Microsoft patents] - use seach argument in Query box: IN/Myhrvold-Nathan-P andnot AN/Microsoft</ref>
'''Nathan P. Myhrvold''' (born {{bda|1959|8|3|mf=yes}} in [[Seattle, Washington]]), formerly [[Chief Technology Officer]] at [[Microsoft]], is co-founder of [[Intellectual Ventures]], which is seeking to build a large patent portfolio.<ref>[http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132174-c,opensource/article.html "Ubuntu: Microsoft is Patent Pal"], Matthew Broersma, ''[[PC World (magazine)|PC World]]'', 23 May 2007</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itworld.com/App/070711myhrvold/|title=Nathan Myhrvold on patent mongers and business|first=Peter|last=Moon|publisher=[[IDG]]|date=2007-11-07|accessdate=2008-06-12}}</ref> Myhrvold, usually with coinventors, holds 17 U.S. patents assigned to Microsoft<ref>[http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm Search for Myhrvold's Microsoft patents] - use seach argument in Query box: IN/Myhrvold and AN/Microsoft</ref> and has applied for more than 500 patents.<ref>[http://appft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.html Search for Myhrvold's pending patent applications] - use seach argument in Query box: IN/Myhrvold-Nathan-P</ref> In addition, Myhrvold and coinventors hold 115 U.S. patents assigned mostly to ''The Invention Science Fund I, LLC''.<ref>[http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm Search for Myhrvold's non-Microsoft patents] - use seach argument in Query box: IN/Myhrvold-Nathan-P andnot AN/Microsoft</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Myhrvold attended [[Mirman School]],<ref>[http://csmp.ucop.edu/cmp/comet/2000/11_27_2000.html "Where Bright Minds Can Shine"], Elaine Woo, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', 22 November 2000</ref> and began college at age 14.<ref>[http://judiciary.house.gov/OversightTestimony.aspx?ID=357 Oversight Testimony] “Patent Quality and Improvement” before the Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, [[House Committee on the Judiciary]], [[United States Congress]], 28 April 2005</ref> He studied [[mathematics]], [[geophysics]], and [[space physics]] at [[UCLA]] (BSc, Masters). He was awarded a [[Hertz Foundation]] Fellowship for graduate study and he chose to study at [[Princeton University|Princeton]], where he earned a [[master's degree]] in [[mathematical economics]] and completed a PhD in theoretical and mathematical physics by age 23. He also attended [[Santa Monica College]]. For one year, he held a postdoctoral fellowship at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] working under [[Stephen Hawking]], studying cosmology, quantum field theory in curved space time and quantum theories of gravitation.
Myhrvold attended [[Mirman School]],<ref>[http://csmp.ucop.edu/cmp/comet/2000/11_27_2000.html "Where Bright Minds Can Shine"], Elaine Woo, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', 22 November 2000</ref> and began college at age 14.<ref>[http://judiciary.house.gov/OversightTestimony.aspx?ID=357 Oversight Testimony] “Patent Quality and Improvement” before the Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, [[House Committee on the Judiciary]], [[United States Congress]], 28 April 2005</ref> He studied [[mathematics]], [[geophysics]], and [[space physics]] at [[UCLA]] (BSc, Masters). He was awarded a [[Hertz Foundation]] Fellowship for graduate study and he chose to study at [[Princeton University]], where he earned a [[master's degree]] in [[mathematical economics]] and completed a PhD in theoretical and mathematical physics by age 23. He also attended [[Santa Monica College]]. For one year, he held a postdoctoral fellowship at the [[University of Cambridge]] working under [[Stephen Hawking]], studying cosmology, quantum field theory in curved space time and quantum theories of gravitation.


== Career ==
== Career ==
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=== Science ===
=== Science ===
He is also involved with paleontological research on expeditions with the [[Museum of the Rockies]]. His work has appeared in scientific journals including ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'', ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'', ''[[Paleobiology (journal)|Paleobiology]]'' and the ''[[Physical Review]]'', as well as ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'', ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', ''[[National Geographic Traveler]]'' and ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]''. He and [[Peter Rinearson]] helped [[Bill Gates]] write [[The Road Ahead]], a book about the future that reached No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list in 1995 and 1996. Myhrvold has contributed $1 million to the nonprofit [[SETI]] Institute in Mountain View, CA, for the development of the [[Allen Telescope Array]], planned to be the world's most powerful radio telescope.
He is also involved with paleontological research on expeditions with the [[Museum of the Rockies]]. His work has appeared in scientific journals including [[Science (journal)|Science]]<ref>{{cite doi|10.1126/science.282.5389.621}}</ref>, [[Nature (journal)|Nature]]<ref>{{cite pmid| 10646588}}</ref>, [[Paleobiology (journal)|Paleobiology]]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Currie |first1=Philip |last2=Myhrvold |first2=Nathan |year=1997 |title=Supersonic sauropods? Tail dynamics in the diplodocids |journal=Paleobiology |volume=23 |issue=4 |pages=393-409 |publisher= |doi= |url=http://paleobiol.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/23/4/393 |accessdate= }}</ref> (With [[Philip J. Currie]]), [[PLoS ONE]] <ref>{{cite pmid|21347420}}</ref> and the [[Physical Review]]<ref>{{cite doi|10.1103/PhysRevD.28.2439}}</ref>, as well as [[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]], [[Time (magazine)|Time]], [[Scientific American]]<ref>{{cite pmid|21438483}}</ref>, [[National Geographic Traveler]] and [[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]. He and [[Peter Rinearson]] helped [[Bill Gates]] write [[The Road Ahead]], a book about the future that reached No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list in 1995 and 1996. Myhrvold has contributed $1 million to the nonprofit [[SETI]] Institute in Mountain View, CA, for the development of the [[Allen Telescope Array]], planned to be the world's most powerful radio telescope.


After the [[Science Museum (London)|Science Museum]] in London successfully built the computing section of [[Charles Babbage]]'s [[Difference Engine]] #2 in 1991, Myhrvold funded the construction of the output section, which performs both [[printing]] and [[Stereotype (printing)|stereotyping]] of calculated results. He also commissioned the construction of a second complete Difference Engine #2 for himself, which has been on display at the [[Computer History Museum]] in [[Mountain View, California]] since May 10, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/computer-history-museum-unboxes-a-babbage-difference-engine/ |title=Computer History Museum unboxes a Babbage difference engine |accessdate=2008-04-28}}</ref><ref name="chm">{{cite web |url=http://www.computerhistory.org/press/babbage-engine-extension.html |title=The Computer History Museum Extends Its Exhibition of Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 |work=press release |publisher=[[Computer History Museum]] |date=March 31, 2009 |accessdate=2009-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/|title=The Babbage Engine exhibit at Computer History Museum|accessdate=2011-04-07}}</ref>
After the [[Science Museum (London)|Science Museum]] in London successfully built the computing section of [[Charles Babbage]]'s [[Difference Engine]] #2 in 1991, Myhrvold funded the construction of the output section, which performs both [[printing]] and [[Stereotype (printing)|stereotyping]] of calculated results. He also commissioned the construction of a second complete Difference Engine #2 for himself, which has been on display at the [[Computer History Museum]] in [[Mountain View, California]] since May 10, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/21/computer-history-museum-unboxes-a-babbage-difference-engine/ |title=Computer History Museum unboxes a Babbage difference engine |accessdate=2008-04-28}}</ref><ref name="chm">{{cite web |url=http://www.computerhistory.org/press/babbage-engine-extension.html |title=The Computer History Museum Extends Its Exhibition of Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 |work=press release |publisher=[[Computer History Museum]] |date=March 31, 2009 |accessdate=2009-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/|title=The Babbage Engine exhibit at Computer History Museum|accessdate=2011-04-07}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==

Revision as of 19:55, 5 July 2011

Nathan Myhrvold
Nathan Myhrvold
Born (1959-08-03) August 3, 1959 (age 64)
Seattle, Washington
Alma materPrinceton University, UCLA
Scientific career
InstitutionsIntellectual Ventures, University of Cambridge, Microsoft Research

Nathan P. Myhrvold (born (1959-08-03) August 3, 1959 (age 64) in Seattle, Washington), formerly Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, is co-founder of Intellectual Ventures, which is seeking to build a large patent portfolio.[1][2] Myhrvold, usually with coinventors, holds 17 U.S. patents assigned to Microsoft[3] and has applied for more than 500 patents.[4] In addition, Myhrvold and coinventors hold 115 U.S. patents assigned mostly to The Invention Science Fund I, LLC.[5]

Early life and education

Myhrvold attended Mirman School,[6] and began college at age 14.[7] He studied mathematics, geophysics, and space physics at UCLA (BSc, Masters). He was awarded a Hertz Foundation Fellowship for graduate study and he chose to study at Princeton University, where he earned a master's degree in mathematical economics and completed a PhD in theoretical and mathematical physics by age 23. He also attended Santa Monica College. For one year, he held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Cambridge working under Stephen Hawking, studying cosmology, quantum field theory in curved space time and quantum theories of gravitation.

Career

Myhrvold left Cambridge to co-found a computer startup in Oakland, California. The company, Dynamical Systems Research Inc., sought to produce Mondrian, a clone of IBM's TopView multitasking environment for DOS. Microsoft purchased DSR in 1986.

Myhrvold worked at Microsoft for 13 years. At Microsoft he founded Microsoft Research in 1991.[8]

After Microsoft, Myhrvold co-founded Intellectual Ventures in 2000, a patent portfolio developer and broker,[9] that has acquired over 30,000 patents[10] in the areas of technology and energy.

Hobbies and pursuits

Myhrvold is a prize-winning nature and wildlife photographer.[11]

Science

He is also involved with paleontological research on expeditions with the Museum of the Rockies. His work has appeared in scientific journals including Science[12], Nature[13], Paleobiology[14] (With Philip J. Currie), PLoS ONE [15] and the Physical Review[16], as well as Fortune, Time, Scientific American[17], National Geographic Traveler and Slate. He and Peter Rinearson helped Bill Gates write The Road Ahead, a book about the future that reached No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list in 1995 and 1996. Myhrvold has contributed $1 million to the nonprofit SETI Institute in Mountain View, CA, for the development of the Allen Telescope Array, planned to be the world's most powerful radio telescope.

After the Science Museum in London successfully built the computing section of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine #2 in 1991, Myhrvold funded the construction of the output section, which performs both printing and stereotyping of calculated results. He also commissioned the construction of a second complete Difference Engine #2 for himself, which has been on display at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California since May 10, 2008.[18][19][20]

Cooking

In addition to his business and scientific interests, he is a master French chef who has finished first and second in the world championship of barbecue in Memphis, Tennessee. An early culinary learning experience took place when he was allowed to act as an observer and apprentice at Rover's, one of Seattle's leading restaurants, with Chef Thierry Rautureau.[21] Myhrvold is the principal author of a book of culinary reference and instruction entitled Modernist Cuisine, released in March 2011, on the application of scientific research principles and new techniques and technology to cooking.[22]

Advocacy

On December 20, 2009, Myhrvold appeared on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS and discussed his idea to eliminate global warming/climate change using geoengineering. It involves using hoses suspended 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) from the Earth into the atmosphere via helium balloons. The hoses would be placed near the North Pole and the South Pole and emit sulfur dioxide, which is known to scatter light. Myhrvold estimated that such a configuration could "easily dim the sun by one percent, and even do it in a way that wouldn't be visible." [23]

Affiliations and awards

Myhrvold is also a member of the USA Science and Engineering Festival's Advisory Board[24]

In 2010, he was named by Foreign Policy magazine to its list of top 100 global thinkers.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Ubuntu: Microsoft is Patent Pal", Matthew Broersma, PC World, 23 May 2007
  2. ^ Moon, Peter (2007-11-07). "Nathan Myhrvold on patent mongers and business". IDG. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
  3. ^ Search for Myhrvold's Microsoft patents - use seach argument in Query box: IN/Myhrvold and AN/Microsoft
  4. ^ Search for Myhrvold's pending patent applications - use seach argument in Query box: IN/Myhrvold-Nathan-P
  5. ^ Search for Myhrvold's non-Microsoft patents - use seach argument in Query box: IN/Myhrvold-Nathan-P andnot AN/Microsoft
  6. ^ "Where Bright Minds Can Shine", Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 22 November 2000
  7. ^ Oversight Testimony “Patent Quality and Improvement” before the Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, House Committee on the Judiciary, United States Congress, 28 April 2005
  8. ^ "Microsoft Chief Technology Officer Nathan Myhrvold Takes Leave of Absence". PressPass (Press release). Microsoft. 1999-06-01. Retrieved 2006-10-14.
  9. ^ "Myhrvold of Intellectual Ventures" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-09-15. Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2008
  10. ^ Harris, Mark (2010-05-16). "Green Pioneers: Godfather of nutty inventions". The Times. London. Retrieved 2010-06-02. Mark Harris, The Sunday Times, May 16, 2010
  11. ^ "International Conservation Photography Awards 2008 Gallery". Retrieved 2009-09-08. [dead link]
  12. ^ Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1126/science.282.5389.621, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi=10.1126/science.282.5389.621 instead.
  13. ^ Attention: This template ({{cite pmid}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by PMID 10646588, please use {{cite journal}} with |pmid= 10646588 instead.
  14. ^ Currie, Philip; Myhrvold, Nathan (1997). "Supersonic sauropods? Tail dynamics in the diplodocids". Paleobiology. 23 (4): 393–409.
  15. ^ Attention: This template ({{cite pmid}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by PMID 21347420, please use {{cite journal}} with |pmid=21347420 instead.
  16. ^ Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.28.2439, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi=10.1103/PhysRevD.28.2439 instead.
  17. ^ Attention: This template ({{cite pmid}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by PMID 21438483, please use {{cite journal}} with |pmid=21438483 instead.
  18. ^ "Computer History Museum unboxes a Babbage difference engine". Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  19. ^ "The Computer History Museum Extends Its Exhibition of Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2". press release. Computer History Museum. March 31, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  20. ^ "The Babbage Engine exhibit at Computer History Museum". Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  21. ^ "Edge profile". Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  22. ^ "Modernist Cuisine". Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  23. ^ "Solving Global Warming with Nathan Myhrvold". CNN.
  24. ^ Advisors. USA Science and Engineering Festival
  25. ^ "Foreign Policy's Second Annual List of the 100 Top Global Thinkers". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2011-03-23.

Further reading

  • Auletta, Ken, "The Highwaymen", Harvest Books, 1998. ISBN 0-15-600573-5 — cf Chapter 17: The Microsoft Provocateur: Nathan Myhrvold, Bill Gates Corporate Gadfly.
  • Edstrom, Jennifer and Eller, Marlin, "Barbarians Led by Bill Gates: Microsoft From The Inside: How The World's Richest Corporation Wields Its Power", Holt Paperbacks, 1999. ISBN 0-8050-5755-2

External links

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