Iconic Researcher, Teacher Richard Hamming Maintains Lasting Legacy on Campus
Abstract
“The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers,” once noted renowned mathematician and former
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Professor Richard W. Hamming. For the man who set aside a lifetime
of groundbreaking discoveries for the love of teaching, at a self-imposed $1 per year salary, it would
prove to be a prophetic statement indeed.
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Faculty Showcase Archive Article