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This lecture was originally delivered to graduate students at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, on March 28, 1995. The lecture was an introduction to a capstone course taught by Dr. Richard Hamming called “The Art of Doing Science and Engineering.” #famousspeeches
The professor offers genius advice to students about how learning ISN'T copying. It's about taking things in and testing, changing, adapting and arriving at WHO YOU ARE and your own persona, voice, style. No AI will ever get you there. As Professor Hamming says, "You have to do the work."
This video includes English subtitles to support language learners in following along with Hamming’s rich, thoughtful speech.
🎯 Reflective Questions for Learners:
In what areas of your life do you tend to copy others? Why?
What does “finding your own style mean to you in your studies or career?
How can you balance learning from mentors while still developing your unique approach?
About Richard Hamming (1915–1998):
Richard Hamming was an American mathematician and computer scientist whose work laid foundations for modern computing and telecommunications. He is best known for the “Hamming code” (error-correcting code), Hamming distance, and his influential book and lecture series The Art of Doing Science and Engineering. For decades, he taught at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, inspiring generations of scientists to think deeply about creativity, learning, and personal excellence.
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This lecture was originally delivered to graduate students at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, on March 28, 1995. The lecture was an introduction to a capstone course taught by Dr. Richard Hamming called “The Art of Doing Science and Engineering.” #famousspeeches
The professor offers genius advice to students about how learning ISN'T copying. It's about taking things in and testing, changing, adapting and arriving at WHO YOU ARE and your own persona, voice, style. No AI will ever get you there. As Professor Hamming says, "You have to do the work."
This video includes English subtitles to support language learners in following along with Hamming’s rich, thoughtful speech.
🎯 Reflective Questions for Learners:
In what areas of your life do you tend to copy others? Why?
What does “finding your own style mean to you in your studies or career?
How can you balance learning from mentors while still developing your unique approach?
About Richard Hamming (1915–1998):
Richard Hamming was an American mathematician and computer scientist whose work laid foundations for modern computing and telecommunications. He is best known for the “Hamming code” (error-correcting code), Hamming distance, and his influential book and lecture series The Art of Doing Science and Engineering. For decades, he taught at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, inspiring generations of scientists to think deeply about creativity, learning, and personal excellence.
About ELT Buzz English.
Hi! My name is David **Welcome to ELT Buzz English!** We help English language students and teachers, providing compelling, engaging content featuring the English language. Improve your reading, listening, vocabulary, writing and even speaking of English.
📚 **Free Resource for You:** Teachers - visit our Lesson Library! ► resources.eltbuzz.com/search.html
✅ **Subscribe to the Channel here: ► youtube.com/channel/UCnCyxgGNUvNnpG-2cf8M6_w?sub_confirmation=1 Visit us on TeachersPayTeachers too! ► teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Elt-Buzz-Teaching-Resources
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