The unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics

The work

AuthorsRichard Wesley Hamming
Editors
Typearticle
Year1980
Citekeyhamming1980unreasonable

Where it appeared

Published inThe American Mathematical Monthly
PublisherInforma UK Limited
Volume87
Issue2
Pages81--90

Related

Distinct fromwigner1960unreasonable

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Cite it as

@article{hamming1980unreasonable,
  title        = {The unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics},
  author       = {Richard Wesley Hamming},
  year         = {1980},
  journal      = {The American Mathematical Monthly},
  publisher    = {Informa UK Limited},
  volume       = {87},
  number       = {2},
  pages        = {81--90},
  doi          = {10.1080/00029890.1980.11994966},
}

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