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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| You and Your Research canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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lecture ⓘ talk ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage scientists to pursue important problems
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improve effectiveness of researchers ⓘ |
| author | Richard Hamming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatedAs |
online article
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printed essay ⓘ transcript ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| genre |
motivational talk
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professional advice ⓘ |
| hasPart |
advice on choosing important problems
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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
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long-term thinking in research ⓘ personal responsibility for career direction ⓘ role of environment in creativity ⓘ |
| inception | 1986 ⓘ |
| influenced |
research culture in computer science
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research culture in engineering ⓘ thinking about scientific productivity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
career development in science
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creativity in science ⓘ high-impact work ⓘ research productivity ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
"Great scientists have courage."
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"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
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Bell Labs research seminar ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Murray Hill, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bell Communications Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speaker | Richard Hamming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
engineers
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graduate students ⓘ research managers ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
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