The purpose of computation is insight, not numbers. - Richard Hamming

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The purpose of computation is insight, not numbers.

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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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Native Name: Richard Wesley Hamming

Alternative Names: Richard W. Hamming

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