You and Your Research

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"You and Your Research" is a famous 1986 talk by mathematician Richard Hamming about how scientists and engineers can do truly significant, high-impact work.

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instanceOf essay
lecture
talk
aimsTo encourage scientists to pursue important problems
improve effectiveness of researchers
author Richard Hamming NERFINISHED
circulatedAs online article
printed essay
transcript
countryOfOrigin United States of America
genre motivational talk
professional advice
hasPart advice on choosing important problems
advice on time management
discussion of age and creativity
discussion of courage in research
discussion of great scientists’ habits
discussion of luck and preparation
discussion of open doors versus closed doors
discussion of selling your work
discussion of working conditions
hasTheme importance of problem selection
long-term thinking in research
personal responsibility for career direction
role of environment in creativity
inception 1986
influenced research culture in computer science
research culture in engineering
thinking about scientific productivity
language English
mainSubject career development in science
creativity in science
high-impact work
research productivity
scientific research
notableQuote "Great scientists have courage."
"If you do not work on an important problem, it's unlikely you'll do important work."
"Knowledge and productivity are like compound interest."
originallyPresentedAt Bell Communications Research Colloquium NERFINISHED
Bell Labs research seminar
placeOfPublication Murray Hill, New Jersey NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1986
publisher Bell Communications Research NERFINISHED
speaker Richard Hamming NERFINISHED
targetAudience engineers
graduate students
research managers
scientists

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