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Richard Hamming's Death

Born (Birthday) February 11, 1915

Death Date January 7, 1998

Age of Death 82 years

Cause of Death Heart Attack

Profession Computer Scientist

The computer scientist Richard Hamming died at the age of 82. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Computer pioneer who discovered a way for machines to correct their own errors. His groundbreaking work led the way to technologies like modems and compact discs.

He grew up in Chicago, Illinois, his parents Richard J Hamming and Mabel G Redfield.

He was 82. He died of a heart attack, his family said.

Quotes

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Good scientists will fight the system rather than learn to work with the system.

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The emotion at the point of technical breakthrough is better than wine, women and song put together.

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If you read all the time what other people have done, you will the think the way they thought.

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If you don’t work on important problems, it’s not likely that you’ll do important work.

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The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.