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“It is better to do the right problem the wrong way than the wrong problem the right way.”

Quote by Richard Hamming

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Richard Hamming

Richard Hamming was an American mathematician and information theorist, born on February 11, 1915, in Omaha, Nebraska, and passed away on January 7, 1998. He is known as the 'Father of the Information Age'. Hamming made significant contributions to mathematics, information theory, and computer science, particularly in the field of coding theory, which has had a profound impact on the development of modern communication technology. more

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Source: Experimental Researches in Electricity: Series 1-14 [Phil. trans., 1831-38] 1839

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Book:De rerum natura

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Book:New Pathways in Science: Messenger Lectures (1934)

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