The following two are among the most enlightening I can remember. * Richard Hamming's "You and Your Research" http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourRe

The following two are among the most enlightening I can remember. * Richard Hamming's "You and Your Research" http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourResearch.html http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourResearch.html * Gian-Carlo Rota's "Ten Lessons I wish I had been Taught" http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~cahn/life/gian-carlo-rota-10-lessons.html http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~cahn/life/gian-carlo-rota-10-le... P.S. Ciao Pino! :)