{"product_id":"the-art-of-doing-science-and-engineering-learning-to-learn","title":"The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Your last chance to read the words of thinking of one of the major intellects that the USA has produced.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Eugene N. Miya, NASA researcher\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hamming is here to tell you about excellence. His lessons unfold through personal stories of discovery and failure--life as an extraordinary scientist. But Hamming demands that you do extraordinary work, too, and for that he offers the best advice I know.\" \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Andy Matuschak, software engineer, designer, and researcher\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Hamming was always as much a teacher as a scientist, and having spent a lifetime forming and confirming a theory of great people, he felt he could prepare the next generation for even greater greatness. That's the premise and promise of this book.\" \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Bret Victor, founder of Dynamicland, designer, and engineer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForeword \n\u003cbr\u003ePreface \n\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrientation \n\u003cbr\u003eFoundations of the digital (discrete) revolution \n\u003cbr\u003eHistory of computers--hardware \n\u003cbr\u003eHistory of computers--software \n\u003cbr\u003eHistory of computer applications \n\u003cbr\u003eLimits of computer applications--AI-I \n\u003cbr\u003eLimits of computer applications--AI-II \n\u003cbr\u003eLimits of computer applications--AI-III \n\u003cbr\u003en-Dimensional space \n\u003cbr\u003eCoding theory--I \n\u003cbr\u003eCoding theory--II \n\u003cbr\u003eError-correcting codes \n\u003cbr\u003eInformation theory \n\u003cbr\u003eDigital filters--I \n\u003cbr\u003eDigital filters--II \n\u003cbr\u003eDigital filters--III \n\u003cbr\u003eDigital filters--IV \n\u003cbr\u003eSimulation--I \n\u003cbr\u003eSimulation--II \n\u003cbr\u003eSimulation--III \n\u003cbr\u003eFiber optics \n\u003cbr\u003eComputer-aided instruction (CAI) \n\u003cbr\u003eMathematics \n\u003cbr\u003eQuantum mechanics \n\u003cbr\u003eCreativity \n\u003cbr\u003eExperts \n\u003cbr\u003eUnreliable data \n\u003cbr\u003eSystems engineering \n\u003cbr\u003eYou get what you measure \n\u003cbr\u003eYou and your research \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking treatise by one of the great mathematicians of our age, who outlines a style of thinking by which great ideas are conceived.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat inspires and spurs on a great idea? Can we train ourselves to think in a way that will enable world-changing understandings and insights to emerge? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Hamming said we can. He first inspired a generation of engineers, scientists, and researchers in 1986 with \"You and Your Research,\" an electrifying sermon on why some scientists do great work, why most don't, why he did, and why you can--and should--too. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Doing Science and Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e is the full expression of what \"You and Your Research\" outlined. It's a book about thinking; more specifically, a style of thinking by which great ideas are conceived. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is filled with stories of great people performing mighty deeds--but they are not meant simply to be admired. Instead, they are to be aspired to, learned from, and surpassed. Hamming consistently returns to Shannon's information theory, Einstein's theory of relativity, Grace Hopper's work on high-level programming, Kaiser's work on digital filters, and his own work on error-correcting codes. He also recounts a number of his spectacular failures as clear examples of what to avoid. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1996 and adapted from a course that Hamming taught at the US Naval Postgraduate School, this edition includes an all-new foreword by designer, engineer, and founder of Dynamicland Bret Victor, plus more than 70 redrawn graphs and charts. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Doing Science and Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e is a reminder that a capacity for learning and creativity are accessible to everyone. Hamming was as much a teacher as a scientist, and having spent a lifetime forming and confirming a theory of great people and great ideas, he prepares the next generation for even greater distinction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eHamming, Richard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRichard W. Hamming\u003c\/b\u003e (1915-1998) was a scientist and mathematician whose work inspired a generation of engineers, scientists, and researchers. He is best known for discovering mathematical formulas that allow computers to correct their own errors, a fundamental function of modems, compact disks, and satellite communications. Born in Chicago in 1915, he provided crucial programming support as a member of the Manhattan Project. After World War II, he joined Bell Labs, where over the next 15 years he was involved in nearly all of its most prominent achievements. He later taught and lectured at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Throughout his career, Hamming received many awards for his work, including the Turing Award in 1968, the highest honor in computer science. In 1988, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers created the Richard W. Hamming Medal in his honor, of which he was the first recipient. Chicago, IL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Stripe Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496142733590,"sku":"9781732265172","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781732265172.jpg?v=1783053892","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-doing-science-and-engineering-learning-to-learn","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}