Meet Musa Jehanghir – Inventor of the World’s First Digital Video Phone
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Come meet Musa Jahanghir, one of the earliest Pakistani physicist-engineers in Silicon Valley. His life journey starts in Kala Pahar (Mansehra), goes on to Islamabad University and then the University of Oregon. Among his inventions is the world’s first digital video phone as well as the first floating point processor on a chip. Now a longtime resident of California, his hujra has hosted countless Pakistanis and Bengalis. His life story is filled with fascinating encounters of every kind from tribal feuds to highest-level technology adventures.
Moderator: Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy