The unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics

The work

TitleThe unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics
AuthorsRichard Wesley Hamming
Typearticle
Year1980
Citekeyhamming1980unreasonable

Where it appeared

Published inThe American Mathematical Monthly
Volume87
Issue2
Pages81--90

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@article{hamming1980unreasonable,
  title = {The unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics},
  author = {Richard Wesley Hamming},
  year = {1980},
  journal = {The American Mathematical Monthly},
  volume = {87},
  number = {2},
  pages = {81--90},
}

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