Richard Wesley Hamming bol matematik, ktorého práca mala hlboké dôsledky pre počítačovú vedu a telekomunikácie. Jeho prínos zahŕňa Hammingov kód a Hammingovu vzdialenosť, ktoré sa stali základom pre detekciu a opravu chýb v digitálnych dátach. Hammingova filozofia vedeckého výpočtu zdôrazňovala, že cieľom výpočtu je pochopenie, nie len čísla. Jeho dedičstvo naďalej formuje digitálny svet.
Highly effective thinking is an art that engineers and scientists can be taught to develop. By presenting actual experiences and analyzing them as they are described, the author conveys the developmental thought processes employed and shows a style of thinking that leads to successful results is something that can be learned
For this inexpensive paperback edition of a groundbreaking classic, the author has extensively rearranged, rewritten, and enlarged the material. Book is unique in its emphasis on the frequency approach and its use in the solution of problems. Contents include: Fundamentals and Algorithms; Polynomial Approximation — Classical Theory; Fourier Approximation — Modern Theory; and Exponential Approximation.