Appeals Quote by Richard Hamming

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

Typing is no substitute for thinking.

— Richard Hamming

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

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

“It is not easy to become an educated person.”

— Richard Hamming

The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.

— Richard Hamming

Mathematicians stand on each others' shoulders and computer scientists stand on each others' toes.

— Richard Hamming

What are the important problems of your field?

— Richard Hamming

Beware of finding what you're looking for. A favorite aphorism he often used.

— Richard Hamming

Mathematics is not merely an idle art form, it is an essential part of our society.

— Richard Hamming

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

One of the characteristics of successful scientists is having courage.

— Richard Hamming