Richard Hamming on working with the door open
… what you consider to be good working conditions may not be good for you. There are many illustrations of this point. For example, working… Read More »Richard Hamming on working with the door open
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Richard Hamming c. 1995 on why computers are (going to be) a thing
This is mostly still true – perhaps the part about how we reprogram computers has changed, because they are often programmed to “train” themselves through… Read More »Richard Hamming c. 1995 on why computers are (going to be) a thing
Richard Hamming on aiming for greatness, education and developing style
I have to get you to quit your modesty. I have to get you individually to respond to my challenge that you’re going to be… Read More »Richard Hamming on aiming for greatness, education and developing style
Recommendation: Richard Hamming on The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn
I discovered this lecture via James Clear’s site. Richard Hamming was a mathematician, an alumni both of the Manhattan Project and of Bell Labs in… Read More »Recommendation: Richard Hamming on The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn