ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː hiː wʌz nˈeɪmd baɪ saɪəntˈɪfɪk ɐmˈɛɹɪkən æz wˈʌn ʌvðə wˈɜːldz fˈɪfti mˈoʊst ˌɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl tɛknˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts, ænd ɪz ɹᵻnˈaʊnd fɔːɹ hɪz wˈɜːk ˌɔn mˌeɪkɪŋ sˈaɪənsɛnˈeɪbəld ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃən mˈoːɹ wˈaɪdli æksˈɛsəbəl.
In 2003 he was named by Scientific American as one of the world's 50 most influential technologists, and is renowned for his work on making science-enabled innovation more widely accessible.