I came by Richard Hamming via a footnote on an essay on learning what it takes to become better at handling information. With m...  Read More

I came by Richard Hamming via a footnote on an essay on learning what it takes to become better at handling information. With my curiosity piqued, I decided to purchase this new edition, and I'm glad I did.I'm nearly two-thirds through it, and I've already jotted down several notes on passages where Professor Hamming goes into detail on communicating ideas better, coding, learning, and mathematics. His chapter on Michael Shannon's Information (Communication) Theory is worth the price of the book alone.I realise this book is not groundbreaking, but I've enjoyed his thought process as it differs from many similar books where it leaves me to reflect on things I was taking for granted in my thinking. And any book that's a cause for reflection on one's thoughts is a worthy exercise if it means overall better progress for oneself.  Read Less

I've had the 1997 edition - paperback, Gordon and Breach Science publishers - for many years and it is among my favorites. Ric...  Read More

I've had the 1997 edition - paperback, Gordon and Breach Science publishers - for many years and it is among my favorites. Richard Hamming was an excellent writer - and this book is one of his best (I also very much like his Methods of Mathematics and Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers.Anyway - without going at all into why this book is so good (for that i refer you to the reviews of the 1st edition at https://www.amazon.com/Art-Doing-Science-Engineering-Learning/dp/9056995006 ) I wanted to say this new hardback edition is just a beautiful book. Very high quality production. I'm very glad to have it.  Read Less