| Title | : | The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle , Hardcover , Paperback , Audiobook & More |
| Number of Pages | : | 10 |
| Publication | : | First published February 1, 1980 |
Hamming's response to Eugene Wigner's article entitled "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences", published in 1960. This response was originally published as part of the American Mathematical Monthly, Vol. 87, No. 2, Feb., 1980. Hamming expands on Wigner's ideas, tackling on the question implied on the title of the response, although doing so loosely as to leave the question open.
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics Reviews
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A short entertaining read that I would recommend specially to both my STEM and non-STEM friends. Trust me, it is not what you think it is. Hamming has a fairly conventionalist view of mathematics rather than a platonic view.
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This work is different from Wigner's.
The most annoying, but also the most important idea for me from this work is that we match the mathematics to the problem, rather than suddenly discovering that it works in many areas.
Hamming has shown this with many examples. -
One of the most inspiring papers about what mathematics is. Tons of profound insights with concise writing and examples.
