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Re: Wolfram|Alpha Lookup Tool for Mathematica
In article <gv5e4a$igh$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu> wrote:
> FWIW, my take on this is somewhat the other way 'round -- based upon
> what Stephen Wolfram has said explicitly and upon some well-known past
> history...
>
> Wolfram says that for many years he had the goal of a computational
> knowledge engine. When the curated databases and related functions
> showed up in Mathematica 6 and 7, I was a puzzled as to what new market
> for Mathematica he was really aiming for. But now it's clear that a
> primary impetus for that added Mathematica functionality was to provide
> a tool for his computational knowledge engine.
>
> Similarly, past additions to Mathematica could be explained (after the
> fact, perhaps) as tools that enabled him to better do NKS types of
> computations.
>
> This is not to say that enhancements to Mathematica cannot also be
> accounted for as simply widening its functionality and market. Just that
> there really have been some very fundamental driving forces having to do
> with much broader goals -- not just the development of Mathematica per se.
>
Very thoughtful and interesting post. Can't say whether it's correct or
not -- or maybe better a better phrasing would be, can't say how much
truth is in it. But it could explain a lot.
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