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Richard W. Hamming

08/26/12

@ securitylectures

Those who work with their door closed may be productive but often miss out on important developments happening around them.

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Hamming, "You and Your Research" (June 6, 1995)

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Hamming, "You and Your Research" (June 6, 1995)

08/26/12

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