“When you are famous it is hard to work on small problems. This is what did Shannon in. After information theory, what do you do for an encore? The great scientists often make this error. They fail to continue to plant the little acorns from which the mighty oak trees grow. They try to get the big thing right off. And that isn't the way things go. So that is another reason why you find that when you get early recognition it seems to sterilize you.”
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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