Nathan Myhrvold

Nathan Myhrvold is a polymath known for his roles as Microsoft's Chief Technology Officer, where he founded Microsoft Research, and as founder of Intellectual Ventures, holding over 900 patents. A child prodigy who earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Princeton at age 23 and worked with Stephen Hawking at Cambridge, he later revolutionized culinary science as lead author of the 'Modernist Cuisine' book series. His diverse achievements span technology, invention, and molecular gastronomy.