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The Art of Doing Science and Engineering - Learning to Learn (Hardcover)
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The Art of Doing Science and Engineering - Learning to Learn (Hardcover)
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A groundbreaking treatise by one of the great mathematicians of our
age, who outlines a style of thinking by which great ideas are
conceived. What inspires and spurs on a great idea? Can we train
ourselves to think in a way that will enable world-changing
understandings and insights to emerge? Richard Hamming said we can.
He first inspired a generation of engineers, scientists, and
researchers in 1986 with "You and Your Research," an electrifying
sermon on why some scientists do great work, why most don't, why he
did, and why you can-and should-too. The Art of Doing Science and
Engineering is the full expression of what "You and Your Research"
outlined. It's a book about thinking; more specifically, a style of
thinking by which great ideas are conceived. The book is filled
with stories of great people performing mighty deeds-but they are
not meant simply to be admired. Instead, they are to be aspired to,
learned from, and surpassed. Hamming consistently returns to
Shannon's information theory, Einstein's theory of relativity,
Grace Hopper's work on high-level programming, Kaiser's work on
digital fillers, and his own work on error-correcting codes. He
also recounts a number of his spectacular failures as clear
examples of what to avoid. Originally published in 1996 and adapted
from a course that Hamming taught at the US Naval Postgraduate
School, this edition includes an all-new foreword by designer,
engineer, and founder of Dynamicland Bret Victor, plus more than 70
redrawn graphs and charts. The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
is a reminder that a capacity for learning and creativity are
accessible to everyone. Hamming was as much a teacher as a
scientist, and having spent a lifetime forming and confirming a
theory of great people and great ideas, he prepares the next
generation for even greater distinction.
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