bA groundbreaking treatise by one of the great mathematicians of our age who outlines a style of thinking by which great ideas are conceived.bbrbramp10amp10What inspires and spurs on a great idea Can we train ourselves to think in a way that will enable worldchanging understandings and insights to emergebrbramp10amp10Richard 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 dont why he did and why you canand shouldamp8212too. iThe Art of Doing Science and Engineeringi is the full expression of what amp8220You and Your Researchamp8221 outlined. Its a book about thinking more specifically a style of thinking by which great ideas are conceived.brbramp10amp10The book is filled with stories of great people performing mighty deedsamp8212but they are not meant simply to be admired. Instead they are to be aspired to learned from and surpassed. Hamming consistently returns to Shannonamp8217s information theory Einsteinamp8217s theory of relativity Grace Hopperamp8217s work on highlevel programming Kaiseramp8217s work on digital filters and his own work on errorcorrecting codes. He also recounts a number of his spectacular failures as clear examples of what to avoid.brbramp10amp10Originally published in 1996 and adapted from a course that Hamming taught at the US Naval Postgraduate School this edition includes an allnew foreword by designer engineer and founder of Dynamicland Bret Victor plus more than 70 redrawn graphs and charts.brbramp10amp10iThe Art of Doing Science and Engineeringi 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.