The feeling of having free will is deep in us and we are re… - Richard Hamming

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The feeling of having free will is deep in us and we are reluctant to give it up for ourselves—but we are often willing to deny it to others!

Richard Hamming

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Richard Wesley Hamming (February 11, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American mathematician whose work had many implications for computer science and telecommunications. He received the 1968 Turing Award "for his work on numerical methods, automatic coding systems, and error-detecting and error-correcting codes."

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