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Episode 77, Part 3
Episode 77, Part 3 – Decoding the Life and Achievements of Dr. Richard Hamming Part 3
In part three of this episode, TRP host Cmdr. Alanna Youngblood continues her discussion with Dr. Martin Mandelberg on his experience working with legendary mathematician, Dr. Richard Hamming. Mandelberg shares some of his challenges documenting Hamming’s extraordinary work, and closes with some advice for NPS students and faculty.
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Join us as TRP host Cmdr. Alanna Youngblood sits down with Dr. Martin Mandelberg to
discuss his experience working with Dr. Richard Hamming as his one, and only, PhD
student. Dr. Mandelberg recounts all his trials, tribulations, and challenges in working with
a personality such as Dr. Hamming as well as the special, cherished connection he shared
with his mentor. He states that it was this “chosen family” bond that drove him to
undertake his current, massive project involving coordination with the Hamming family
estate to preserve all manner of documentation from Dr. Hamming, both in an accessible
online archive and in his new book, Richard Wesley Hamming.