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{{Short description|American multinational company}} {{Infobox company | name = Wolfram Research, Inc. | logo = WolframCorporateLogo.svg | caption = | type = [[Privately held company|Private]] | founder = [[Stephen Wolfram]], [[Theodore Gray]] | area_served = | key_people = {{ubl|Stephen Wolfram ([[President (corporate title)|president]] & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|[[Conrad Wolfram]] (Director of Strategic Development & Wolfram Research Europe Limited CEO)}} | industry = [[Computer software]], [[publishing]], [[research and development]] | genre = | products = [[Wolfram Mathematica]], Wolfram Workbench, gridMathematica, webMathematica, [[Wolfram Alpha]], [[SystemModeler]], Wolfram Programming Lab, Wolfram One, Wolfram Engine for Developers, Function Repository, Neural Network Repository, Data Repository | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | owner = | num_employees = ~400<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/projects/ppp-business-loans/businesses/wolfram-research-inc |title=Follow the money: See where $380B in Paycheck Protection Program money went |access-date=2021-03-16 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> | parent = | divisions = Wolfram Media Inc., Wolfram Research Europe Ltd. in the United Kingdom, Wolfram Research Asia Ltd. in Japan and Wolfram Research South America in Peru. | subsid = | homepage = {{url|https://www.wolfram.com/|wolfram.com}} | footnotes = | foundation = {{Start date and age|1987}} | location_city = [[Champaign, Illinois]] | location_country = United States | location = <!--modifies "Headquarters" entry--> | dissolved = }} {{coord|40.097128|-88.245690|display=title}} '''Wolfram Research, Inc.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ʊ|l|f|r|əm}} {{respell|WUUL|frəm}}) is an American [[Multinational corporation|multinational company]] that creates computational technology. Wolfram's flagship product is the [[technical computing]] program [[Wolfram Mathematica]], first released on June 23, 1988. Other products include [[WolframAlpha]], [[Wolfram SystemModeler|Wolfram System Modeler]], Wolfram Workbench,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wolfram.com/products/workbench/|title=Wolfram Workbench: State-of-the-Art Integrated Development Environment|website=www.wolfram.com|access-date=2016-08-01}}</ref> [[gridMathematica]], Wolfram Finance Platform,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wolfram.com/finance-platform/|title=Wolfram Finance Platform: Ultimate Financial Computation Environment|website=www.wolfram.com|access-date=2016-08-01}}</ref> [[webMathematica]], the Wolfram Cloud, and the Wolfram Programming Lab.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wolfram.com/programming-lab/|title=Wolfram Programming Lab: Computational Thinking Starts Here|website=www.wolfram.com|access-date=2016-08-01}}</ref> Wolfram Research founder [[Stephen Wolfram]] is the [[CEO]]. The company is headquartered in [[Champaign, Illinois]], United States. ==History== The company launched [[Wolfram Alpha]], an [[answer engine]] on May 16, 2009. It brings a new approach to knowledge generation and acquisition that involves large amounts of [[digital curation|curated]] computable data in addition to semantic indexing of text.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/mar/09/search-engine-google |title=British search engine 'could rival Google' |last=Johnson |first=Bobbie |date=2009-03-09 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2009-03-09 |location=London}} </ref> Wolfram Research acquired MathCore Engineering AB on March 30, 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/30/wolfram-research-acquires-modeling-and-simulation-software-developer-mathcore/|title=Wolfram Research Acquires Modeling And Simulation Software Developer MathCore|last=Rao|first=Leena|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2017-11-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://blog.wolfram.com/2011/03/30/launching-a-new-era-in-large-scale-systems-modeling/|title=Launching a New Era in Large-Scale Systems Modeling|last=Wolfram|first=Stephen|journal=Stephen Wolfram Writings |date=30 March 2011 }}</ref> On July 21, 2011, Wolfram Research launched the [[Computable Document Format]] (CDF). CDF is an electronic document format<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8561619/Wolfram-Alpha-creator-plans-to-delete-the-PDF.html Wolfram Alpha Creator plans to delete the PDF] The Telegraph (UK)</ref> designed to allow easy authoring<ref>[https://www.pcworld.com/article/236202/wolfram_makes_data_interactive.html Wolfram makes data interactive] PC World</ref> of dynamically generated interactive content. In June 2014, Wolfram Research officially introduced the [[Wolfram Language]] as a new general multi-paradigm programming language.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://reference.wolfram.com/language/ |title=Wolfram Language reference page |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=reference.wolfram.com |access-date=2014-05-14 }}</ref> It is the primary programming language used in [[Mathematica]].<ref>[http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2014/03/stephen_wolfram_s_new_programming_language_can_he_make_the_world_computable.html Slate's article Stephen Wolfram's New Programming Language: He Can Make The World Computable, March 6, 2014. Retrieved on 2014-05-14.]</ref> On April 15, 2020, Wolfram Research received $5,575,000 to help pay its employees during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] as part of the [[Federal government of the United States|U.S. government]]'s [[Paycheck Protection Program]] administered by the [[Small Business Administration]]. The loan was forgiven.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wolfram Research, Inc in Champaign, IL - SBA PPP Loan Data (Paycheck Protection Program)|url=https://www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program/wolfram-research-inc-champaign-il|access-date=2021-03-17|website=www.federalpay.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Willis |first=Moiz Syed, Derek |date=2020-07-07 |title=WOLFRAM RESEARCH, INC. - Tracking PPP |url=https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/loans/wolfram-research-inc-9702387107 |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=ProPublica |language=en}}</ref> == Products and resources == {{more citations needed section|date=September 2020}} === Mathematica === {{Main|Wolfram Mathematica}} Mathematica began as a software program for doing mathematics by computer, and has evolved to cover all domains of [[technical computing]] software, with features for [[Artificial neural network|neural networks]], [[machine learning]], [[image processing]], [[geometry]], [[data science]], and [[Scientific visualization|visualizations]]. Central to Mathematica's mission is its ability to perform symbolic computation, for example, the ability to solve indefinite integrals symbolically. Mathematica includes a [[notebook interface]] and can produce slides for presentations. Mathematica is available in a desktop version, a grid computing version, and a cloud version. === Wolfram Alpha === {{Main|Wolfram Alpha}} Wolfram Alpha is a free online service that [[Question answering|answers]] factual queries directly by computing the answer from externally sourced curated data, rather than providing a list of documents or web pages that might contain the answer as a search engine might. Users submit queries and computation requests via a text field and Wolfram Alpha then computes answers and relevant visualizations. On February 8, 2012, Wolfram Alpha Pro was released, offering users additional features(e.g., the ability to upload many common file types and data — including raw tabular data, images, audio, XML, and dozens of specialized scientific, medical, and mathematical formats — for automatic analysis) for a monthly subscription fee.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} In 2016, Wolfram Alpha Enterprise, a business-focused analytics tool, was launched. The program combines data supplied by a corporation with the algorithms from Wolfram Alpha to answer questions related to that corporation.<ref>{{cite news |last=Castellanos |first=Sara |title=Computing Pioneer Stephen Wolfram Creates Data-Analysis Tool for Business |publisher=Wall Street Journal |date=February 7, 2019 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/computing-pioneer-stephen-wolfram-creates-data-analysis-tool-for-business-11549533601 |access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref> === Wolfram System Modeler === {{Main|Wolfram SystemModeler}} Wolfram System Modeler is a platform for engineering as well as life-science modeling and simulation based on the [[Modelica]] language. It provides an interactive graphical modeling and simulation environment and a customizable set of component libraries. The primary interface, [[ModelCenter]], is an interactive graphical environment including a customizable set of component libraries. The software also provides a tight integration with Mathematica. Users can develop, simulate, document, and analyze their models within Mathematica notebooks. == Publishing == Wolfram Research publishes several free websites including the [[MathWorld]] and '''ScienceWorld''' encyclopedias. ScienceWorld, which launched in 2002, is divided into sites on chemistry, physics, astronomy and scientific biography.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/info/faq.html|title=ScienceWorld FAQ|last=W.|first=Weisstein, Eric|website=scienceworld.wolfram.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref> In 2005, the physics site was deemed a "valuable resource" by ''[[American Scientist]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanscientist.org:80/template/SiteOfTheWeekTypeDetail/assetid/41482|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050319161442/http://www.americanscientist.org:80/template/SiteOfTheWeekTypeDetail/assetid/41482|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-03-19|title=American Scientist Online – Eric Weisstein's World of Physics|date=2005-03-19|access-date=2017-07-25}}</ref> However, by 2009, the astronomy site was said to suffer from outdated information, incomplete articles and [[link rot]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2010-05-04|title=Eric Weissteins's World of Astronomy|journal=Reference Reviews|volume=24|issue=4|pages=32–33|doi=10.1108/09504121011045728|issn=0950-4125|last1=Johnson|first1=Gareth J}}</ref> [[Wolfram Demonstrations Project|The Wolfram Demonstrations Project]] is a collaborative site hosting interactive technical demonstrations powered by a free Mathematica Player runtime. Wolfram Research publishes ''The Mathematica Journal''.<ref>[http://www.mathematica-journal.com The Mathematica Journal official site.]</ref> Wolfram has also published several books via Wolfram Media, Wolfram's publishing arm.<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleId=CA224454&display=searchResults Stephen Wolfram's A New Kind of Science sets a new standard in more ways than one] by Charlotte Abbott, ''Publishers Weekly'', 6/24/2002</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wolfram-media.com/products/index.html|title=Wolfram Media: Titles|website=www.wolfram-media.com|access-date=2016-08-01}}</ref> In addition, they have experimented with electronic textbook creation.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/business/online-textbooks-aim-to-make-science-leap-from-the-page.html | work=The New York Times | first=Anne | last=Eisenberg | title=Online Textbooks Aim to Make Science Leap From the Page | date=17 December 2011}}</ref> ==Media activities== Wolfram Research served as the mathematical consultant for the [[CBS]] television series ''[[Numb3rs]]'', a show about the mathematical aspects of crime-solving.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://pi.math.cornell.edu/~numb3rs/samuelson/blackout_season3_disc2.html |title=Numb3rs 307: Blackout |access-date=19 March 2021 |publisher=[[Cornell University]]}}</ref> == See also == * ''[[A New Kind of Science]]'' * [[Ed Pegg, Jr.]] * [[Eric W. Weisstein]] * [[Computer-based mathematics education]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Wikinews|Wolfram Research’s new product Alpha to compete with Google and Wikipedia}} * {{Official website|http://www.wolfram.com/}} * [https://twitter.com/wolframresearch/ Official Wolfram Research Twitter Account] * [http://www.hoovers.com/wolfram-research/--ID__105305--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Hoovers Fact Sheet] on Wolfram Research, Inc. * [http://numb3rs.wolfram.com/ The Mathematics Behind NUMB3RS], Wolfram's site on NUMB3RS mathematics. {{Wolfram Research}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Wolfram Research| ]] [[Category:Champaign, Illinois]] [[Category:Cloud computing providers]] [[Category:Data companies]] [[Category:Mathematical software]] [[Category:Multinational companies headquartered in the United States]] [[Category:Software companies based in Illinois]] [[Category:Software companies established in 1987]] [[Category:Software companies of the United States]]
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