Nathan Myhrvold
Nathan Paul Myhrvold (born August 3, 1959) is an American inventor, scientist, and businessman, former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, co-founder of Intellectual Ventures and TerraPower, and the principal author of Modernist Cuisine and its successor books. == Early life and education == Myhrvold was born on August 3, 1959, in Seattle, to Norwegian American parents.