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Thoroughly recommended: Hamming's book "The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn" Slightly rambling, and diving into differential equations
by bboreham 12y ago
Thoroughly recommended: Hamming's book "The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn"
Slightly rambling, and diving into differential equations a bit more than I like in my bedtime reading, it reveals the mind and soul of a true engineering genius.
http://worrydream.com/refs/Hamming-TheArtOfDoingScienceAndEngineering.pdf http://worrydream.com/refs/Hamming-TheArtOfDoingScienceAndEn...
- madengr 12y agoThanks for that link.
- bboreham 12y agoHamming, on how anyone can make a mistake: "I did not [discover] the FFT, though a book I had already published (1961) shows I knew all the facts necessary, and could have done it easily! [...] Think of my error! How much more stupid can anyone be?"