How This Nvidia Cofounder Got A Quantum Computer for RPI

If Curtis Priem, Nvidia’s first CTO, had held onto all his stock, he’d be the 16th richest person in America. Instead, he sold out years ago and gave most of his fortune to his alma mater Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Part of his commitment to his alma mater includes helping it become the first university in the world to house an IBM Quantum System One computer. Expected to be operational by next spring, it will be the cornerstone of a new computational center that will hopefully help RPI and the surrounding area attract top talent.
Since 2001, Priem has given $275 million to RPI, accounting for 40% of RPI’s total gifts during that period, and he’s pledged approximately $80 million more. Only half that amount has ever been publicly acknowledged as gifts from Priem. An anonymous pledge of $360 million was announced by RPI in 2001 around the time Priem started giving, but neither he nor the school would comment on whether he is the donor.
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One question why it's RPI and not Stanford? He's an alumni can't be the only reason right or is it?

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Well why stanford instead of rpi?

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Well, another (wealthier) NVIDIA Cofounder donated to Stanford.

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@@talhabukhari5207 actaully, they would have the same networth... but curtis donated most of his nvidia shares to RPI, which is worth billions

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Crazy this video only has 6k videos

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Not many understand or care about quantum computing.

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@@RAGWT quantum is at initial stage. We r in 1960s of computing era equivalent.

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