Perhaps the central problem we face in all of computer science is how we are to get to the situation where we… — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
The real problem is what can man and machine do together and not in competition. — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
It is better to do the right problem the wrong way than the wrong problem the right way. — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
If you have the door to your office closed, you get more work done today and tomorrow, and you are more productive… — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
When you are famous it is hard to work on small problems. This is what did [Claude Elwood] Shannon in. After information… — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
Often the great scientists, by turning the problem around a bit, changed a defect to an asset. For example, many scientists when… — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
If you want to think new thoughts that are different, then do what creative people do - get the problem reasonably clear… — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
If you don't work on important problems, it's not likely that you'll do important work. — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
One of the characteristics of successful scientists is having courage. Once you get your courage up and believe that you can do… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Mathematicians stand on each others' shoulders and computer scientists stand on each others' toes. — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
In mathematics we do not appeal to authority, but rather you are responsible for what you believe. — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
Beware of finding what you're looking for. A favorite aphorism he often used. — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
Mathematics is not merely an idle art form, it is an essential part of our society. — Richard Hamming Copy Share Image
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 Image
