[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 142 (Friday, August 24, 2018)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1177] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRATULATING DR. ABERRA MOLLA ______ HON. MIKE COFFMAN of colorado in the house of representatives Friday, August 24, 2018 Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Aberra Molla on his achievements in computerizing the Ethiopic or Ga'ez alphabet. Dr. Aberra Molla is a scientist, inventor, and pioneer in the computerization of the Ethiopic alphabet. Dr. Molla invented a method for Ethiopians to render their language, which contains more than 564 Unicode glyphs, accurately on a computer, using, at most, two keystrokes per character. He now owns two U.S. patents for his invention of this unique system. I am grateful for Dr. Aberra Molla's contribution to the Ethiopian people in Ethiopia, in Colorado, and throughout the rest of the world. His hard work and ingenuity has enabled Ethiopians to use their language and alphabets effectively and efficiently on the standard size keyboards that are synonymous with today's technology. Additionally, I would like to thank Dr. Molla for making his invention available to the general public to use free of charge, improving the everyday lives of all Ethiopians. I have the honor of representing the largest Ethiopian community living in Colorado in my Congressional District and deeply appreciate the value of Dr. Molla's invention to them. Further, it has been my pleasure to get to know Dr. Molla through the years and I am pleased to have this opportunity to recognize him on the House floor here today. ____________________