“The more you know, the more you learn; the more you learn, the more you can do; the more you can do, the more the opportunity—it is very much like compound interest.” — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
Knowledge and productivity are like compound interest. The more you know, the more you learn; the more you learn, the more you can do; the more you can do, the more the opportunity. I don't want to give you a… — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
Science is composed of laws which were originally based on a small, carefully selected set of observations, often not very accurately measured originally; but… — Richard Hamming Copy Share
Mathematics is an interesting intellectual sport but it should not be allowed to stand in the way of obtaining sensible information about physical processes. — Richard Hamming Copy Share
Given two people with exactly the same ability, the one person who manages day in and day out to get in one more hour… — Richard Hamming Copy Share
Mathematicians stand on each others' shoulders and computer scientists stand on each others' toes. — Richard Hamming Copy Share
In mathematics we do not appeal to authority, but rather you are responsible for what you believe. — Richard Hamming Copy Share
Beware of finding what you're looking for. A favorite aphorism he often used. — Richard Hamming Copy Share
Mathematics is not merely an idle art form, it is an essential part of our society. — Richard Hamming Copy Share
Perhaps the central problem we face in all of computer science is how we are to get to the situation where we build on… — Richard Hamming Copy Share
There are wavelengths that people cannot see, there are sounds that people cannot hear, and maybe computers have thoughts that people cannot think. — Richard Hamming Copy Share
“The more you know, the more you learn; the more you learn, the more you can do; the more you can do, the more… — Richard Hamming Copy Share
