“Efficiency in government is a more elusive concept than efficiency in the private economy, which may be measured relatively easily as output per units of input. What is the government's 'output?'”

American inventor, scientist and businessman

Nathan Paul Myhrvold is an American inventor, scientist, and businessman. He is known for serving as chief technology officer at Microsoft, and for co-founding Intellectual Ventures and TerraPower. He is also the principal author of Modernist Cuisine and its follow-up books. His work spans technology, business, and food science, reflecting a career that moves between research, innovation, and writing.