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</span><span class="fc3 sc0">July</span><span class="_ _4"> </span><span class="fc3 sc0">1,</span><span class="_ _4"> </span><span class="fc3 sc0">2003</span><span class="_ _7"> </span><span class="ff4"><span class="fc3 sc0">iv</span><span class="_ _7"> </span></span><span class="fc3 sc0">Mathematica</span><span class="_ _4"> </span><span class="fc3 sc0">V</span><span class="_ _2"></span><span class="fc3 sc0">ersion:</span><span class="_ _4"> </span><span class="fc3 sc0">5.0</span><span class="_ _4"> </span><span class="fc3 sc0">for</span><span class="_ _4"> </span><span class="fc3 sc0">Linux</span><span class="_ _4"> </span><span class="fc3 sc0">(June</span><span class="_ _4"> </span><span class="fc3 sc0">15,</span><span class="_ _4"> </span><span class="fc3 sc0">2003)</span></div><div class="t m0 xc hd y9 ff4 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Library<span class="_ _8"> </span>of<span class="_ _8"> </span>Congress<span class="_ _8"> </span>Cataloging-<span class="_ _9"></span>-in-<span class="_ _9"></span>-Publication<span class="_"> </span>Data</div><div class="t m0 xc hd ya ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Wolfram,<span class="_ _8"> </span>Stephen,<span class="_ _8"> </span>1959<span class="_ _8"> </span>–</div><div class="t m0 xd hd yb ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Mathematica<span class="_ _8"> </span>book<span class="_ _8"> </span>/<span class="_ _8"> </span>Stephen<span class="_ _8"> </span>Wolfram.<span class="_ _8"> </span>—<span class="_ _8"> </span>5th<span class="_ _8"> </span>ed.</div><div class="t m0 xe hd yc ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">p.<span class="_ _a"> </span>cm.</div><div class="t m0 xd hd yd ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Includes<span class="_ _8"> </span>index.</div><div class="t m0 xd hd ye ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">ISBN<span class="_ _8"> </span>1–57955–022–3<span class="_ _8"> </span>(hardbound).</div><div class="t m0 xd hd yf ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">1.<span class="_ _8"> </span>Mathematica<span class="_ _8"> </span>(Computer<span class="_ _8"> </span>file)<span class="_ _b"> </span>2.<span class="_ _8"> </span>Mathematics—Data<span class="_ _8"> </span>processing.</div><div class="t m0 xf hd y10 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">I.<span class="_ _8"> </span>Title.</div><div class="t m0 xf hd y11 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">QA76.95.W65<span class="_ _c"> </span>2003</div><div class="t m0 xf hd y12 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">510'.285'5369—dc21<span class="_ _d"> </span>03–53794</div><div class="t m0 x1 hd y13 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">CIP</div><div class="t m0 x10 he y14 ff4 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Comments<span class="_ _e"> </span>on<span class="_ _e"> </span>this<span class="_ _e"> </span>book<span class="_ _e"> </span>will<span class="_ _e"> </span>be<span class="_ _e"> </span>welcomed<span class="_ _e"> </span>at:</div><div class="t m0 x10 he y15 ff5 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">comments@wolfram.com</div><div class="t m0 x10 he y16 ff4 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">In<span class="_ _e"> </span>publications<span class="_ _e"> </span>that<span class="_ _e"> </span>refer<span class="_ _e"> </span>to<span class="_ _e"> </span>the<span class="_ _e"> </span><span class="ff6">Mathematica</span></div><div class="t m0 x10 he y17 ff4 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">system,<span class="_ _e"> </span>please<span class="_ _e"> </span>cite<span class="_ _e"> </span>this<span class="_ _e"> </span>book<span class="_ _e"> </span>as:</div><div class="t m0 x10 he y18 ff5 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Stephen<span class="_ _e"> </span>Wolfram,<span class="_ _e"> </span><span class="ff7">The<span class="_ _e"> </span>Mathematica<span class="_ _e"> </span>Book</span>,<span class="_ _e"> </span>5th<span class="_ _e"> </span>ed.</div><div class="t m0 x10 he y19 ff5 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">(Wolfram<span class="_ _e"> </span>Media,<span class="_ _e"> </span>2003)</div><div class="t m0 x10 hf y1a ff7 fs8 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">First<span class="_ _f"> </span>and<span class="_ _f"> </span>second<span class="_ _f"> </span>editions<span class="_ _f"> </span>published<span class="_ _f"> </span>by<span class="_ _f"> </span>Addison-<span class="_ _2"></span>-Wesley<span class="_"> </span>Publishing<span class="_ _f"> </span>Company</div><div class="t m0 x10 hf y1b ff7 fs8 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">under<span class="_ _f"> </span>the<span class="_ _f"> </span>title<span class="_ _f"> </span>Mathematica:<span class="_ _f"> </span>A<span class="_ _f"> </span>System<span class="_ _f"> </span>for<span class="_ _8"> </span>Doing<span class="_"> </span>Mathematics<span class="_ _f"> </span>by<span class="_ _8"> </span>Computer.</div><div class="t m0 x10 hf y1c ff7 fs8 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Third<span class="_ _f"> </span>and<span class="_ _f"> </span>fourth<span class="_ _f"> </span>editions<span class="_ _f"> </span>co-<span class="_ _2"></span>-published<span class="_"> </span>by<span class="_ _f"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _f"> </span>Media</div><div class="t m0 x10 hf y1d ff7 fs8 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">and<span class="_ _f"> </span>Cambridge<span class="_ _f"> </span>University<span class="_ _f"> </span>Press.</div><div class="t m0 x7 he y1e ff5 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Published<span class="_ _4"> </span>by<span class="_ _4"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _10"> </span>Media,<span class="_ _4"> </span>Inc.</div><div class="t m0 x7 he y1f ff4 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Copyright</div><div class="t m0 x11 h10 y20 ff8 fs9 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">ç</div><div class="t m0 x12 he y21 ff4 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">c</div><div class="t m0 x13 he y1f ff4 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">1988,<span class="_ _e"> </span>1991,<span class="_ _e"> </span>1996,<span class="_ _e"> </span>1999,<span class="_ _e"> </span>2003<span class="_ _11"> </span>by<span class="_ _e"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _e"> </span>Research,<span class="_ _e"> </span>Inc.</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y22 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">All<span class="_"> </span>rights<span class="_ _6"> </span>reserved.<span class="_"> </span>No<span class="_ _6"> </span>part<span class="_"> </span>of<span class="_ _6"> </span>this<span class="_"> </span>book<span class="_ _6"> </span>may<span class="_"> </span>be<span class="_ _6"> </span>reproduced,<span class="_"> </span>stored<span class="_ _6"> </span>in<span class="_"> </span>a<span class="_"> </span>retrieval<span class="_ _6"> </span>system,<span class="_"> </span>or<span class="_ _6"> </span>transmitted,<span class="_"> </span>in<span class="_ _6"> </span>any<span class="_"> </span>form<span class="_"> </span>or<span class="_ _6"> </span>by<span class="_"> </span>any<span class="_ _6"> </span>means,<span class="_"> </span>electronic,<span class="_ _6"> </span>mechanical,</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y23 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">photocopying,<span class="_ _8"> </span>recording<span class="_ _8"> </span>or<span class="_ _8"> </span>otherwise,<span class="_ _8"> </span>without<span class="_ _8"> </span>the<span class="_ _8"> </span>prior<span class="_ _8"> </span>written<span class="_ _8"> </span>permission<span class="_ _8"> </span>of<span class="_ _8"> </span>the<span class="_ _8"> </span>copyright<span class="_ _8"> </span>holder.</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y24 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Wolfram<span class="_ _8"> </span>Research<span class="_"> </span>is<span class="_ _8"> </span>the<span class="_ _8"> </span>holder<span class="_ _8"> </span>of<span class="_ _f"> </span>the<span class="_ _8"> </span>copyright<span class="_ _8"> </span>to<span class="_ _8"> </span>the<span class="_"> </span><span class="ff7">Mathematica<span class="_ _8"> </span></span>software<span class="_ _8"> </span>system<span class="_ _8"> </span>described<span class="_"> </span>in<span class="_ _8"> </span>this<span class="_ _8"> </span>book,<span class="_ _8"> </span>including<span class="_"> </span>without<span class="_ _8"> </span>limitation<span class="_ _8"> </span>such<span class="_ _8"> </span>aspects<span class="_ _8"> </span>of</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y25 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">the<span class="_"> </span>system<span class="_"> </span>as<span class="_"> </span>its<span class="_"> </span>code,<span class="_"> </span>structure,<span class="_"> </span>sequence,<span class="_"> </span>organization,<span class="_"> </span>“look<span class="_"> </span>and<span class="_"> </span>feel”,<span class="_ _8"> </span>programming<span class="_"> </span>language<span class="_"> </span>and<span class="_"> </span>compilation<span class="_"> </span>of<span class="_"> </span>command<span class="_"> </span>names.<span class="_"> </span>Use<span class="_"> </span>of<span class="_"> </span>the<span class="_"> </span>system</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y26 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">unless<span class="_ _8"> </span>pursuant<span class="_ _8"> </span>to<span class="_ _8"> </span>the<span class="_ _8"> </span>terms<span class="_ _8"> </span>of<span class="_ _8"> </span>a<span class="_ _8"> </span>license<span class="_ _8"> </span>granted<span class="_ _8"> </span>by<span class="_ _f"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _e"> </span>Research<span class="_ _8"> </span>or<span class="_ _8"> </span>as<span class="_ _8"> </span>otherwise<span class="_ _8"> </span>authorized<span class="_ _8"> </span>by<span class="_ _8"> </span>law<span class="_ _8"> </span>is<span class="_ _8"> </span>an<span class="_ _8"> </span>infringement<span class="_ _8"> </span>of<span class="_"> </span>the<span class="_ _8"> </span>copyright.</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y27 ff4 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">The<span class="_ _6"> </span>author,<span class="_"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_"> </span>Research,<span class="_ _6"> </span>Inc.<span class="_"> </span>and<span class="_"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _6"> </span>Media,<span class="_"> </span>Inc.<span class="_ _6"> </span>make<span class="_"> </span>no<span class="_"> </span>representations,<span class="_ _6"> </span>express<span class="_"> </span>or<span class="_ _6"> </span>implied,<span class="_"> </span>with<span class="_"> </span>respect<span class="_ _6"> </span>to<span class="_ _6"> </span>this<span class="_"> </span>documentation</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y28 ff4 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">or<span class="_ _6"> </span>the<span class="_ _6"> </span>software<span class="_ _6"> </span>it<span class="_ _6"> </span>describes,<span class="_ _6"> </span>including<span class="_ _6"> </span>without<span class="_ _6"> </span>limitations,<span class="_ _6"> </span>any<span class="_ _6"> </span>implied<span class="_ _6"> </span>warranties<span class="_ _6"> </span>of<span class="_ _6"> </span>merchantability,<span class="_ _6"> </span>interoperability<span class="_ _6"> </span>or<span class="_ _6"> </span>fitness<span class="_ _6"> </span>for<span class="_ _6"> </span>a<span class="_ _6"> </span>particular</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y29 ff4 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">purpose,<span class="_ _12"> </span>all<span class="_ _12"> </span>of<span class="_ _12"> </span>which<span class="_ _12"> </span>are<span class="_ _e"> </span>expressly<span class="_ _12"> </span>disclaimed.<span class="_ _12"> </span>Users<span class="_ _12"> </span>should<span class="_ _12"> </span>be<span class="_ _12"> </span>aware<span class="_ _12"> </span>that<span class="_ _12"> </span>included<span class="_ _12"> </span>in<span class="_ _12"> </span>the<span class="_ _12"> </span>terms<span class="_ _12"> </span>and<span class="_ _e"> </span>conditions<span class="_ _12"> </span>under<span class="_ _12"> </span>which<span class="_ _12"> </span>Wolfram</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y2a ff4 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Research<span class="_"> </span>is<span class="_"> </span>willing<span class="_"> </span>to<span class="_"> </span>license<span class="_ _6"> </span><span class="ff6">Mathematica<span class="_"> </span></span>is<span class="_"> </span>a<span class="_"> </span>provision<span class="_"> </span>that<span class="_"> </span>the<span class="_"> </span>author,<span class="_"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_"> </span>Research,<span class="_ _6"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_"> </span>Media,<span class="_"> </span>and<span class="_"> </span>their<span class="_"> </span>distribution<span class="_"> </span>licensees,</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y2b ff4 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">distributors<span class="_"> </span>and<span class="_"> </span>dealers<span class="_"> </span>shall<span class="_ _6"> </span>in<span class="_"> </span>no<span class="_"> </span>event<span class="_"> </span>be<span class="_"> </span>liable<span class="_"> </span>for<span class="_ _6"> </span>any<span class="_"> </span>indirect,<span class="_"> </span>incidental<span class="_"> </span>or<span class="_"> </span>consequential<span class="_"> </span>damages,<span class="_"> </span>and<span class="_"> </span>that<span class="_ _6"> </span>liability<span class="_"> </span>for<span class="_"> </span>direct<span class="_"> </span>damages</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y2c ff4 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">shall<span class="_ _8"> </span>be<span class="_ _8"> </span>limited<span class="_ _8"> </span>to<span class="_ _8"> </span>the<span class="_ _8"> </span>amount<span class="_ _8"> </span>of<span class="_ _8"> </span>the<span class="_ _8"> </span>purchase<span class="_ _8"> </span>price<span class="_ _8"> </span>paid<span class="_ _8"> </span>for<span class="_ _8"> </span><span class="ff6">Mathematica</span>.</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y2d ff4 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">In<span class="_ _6"> </span>addition<span class="_"> </span>to<span class="_ _6"> </span>the<span class="_"> </span>foregoing,<span class="_ _6"> </span>users<span class="_ _6"> </span>should<span class="_"> </span>recognize<span class="_ _6"> </span>that<span class="_ _6"> </span>all<span class="_"> </span>complex<span class="_ _6"> </span>software<span class="_"> </span>systems<span class="_ _6"> </span>and<span class="_ _6"> </span>their<span class="_"> </span>documentation<span class="_ _6"> </span>contain<span class="_ _6"> </span>errors<span class="_"> </span>and<span class="_ _6"> </span>omissions.</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y2e ff4 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">The<span class="_ _4"> </span>author,<span class="_ _12"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _4"> </span>Research<span class="_ _4"> </span>and<span class="_ _12"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _4"> </span>Media<span class="_ _4"> </span>shall<span class="_ _12"> </span>not<span class="_ _4"> </span>be<span class="_ _4"> </span>responsible<span class="_ _12"> </span>under<span class="_ _4"> </span>any<span class="_ _4"> </span>circumstances<span class="_ _4"> </span>for<span class="_ _12"> </span>providing<span class="_ _4"> </span>information<span class="_ _4"> </span>on<span class="_ _12"> </span>or</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y2f ff4 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">corrections<span class="_ _8"> </span>to<span class="_ _8"> </span>errors<span class="_ _8"> </span>and<span class="_ _8"> </span>omissions<span class="_ _8"> </span>discovered<span class="_ _8"> </span>at<span class="_ _8"> </span>any<span class="_ _8"> </span>time<span class="_ _8"> </span>in<span class="_ _8"> </span>this<span class="_ _8"> </span>book<span class="_ _8"> </span>or<span class="_ _8"> </span>the<span class="_ _8"> </span>software<span class="_ _8"> </span>it<span class="_ _8"> </span>describes,<span class="_ _8"> </span>whether<span class="_ _8"> </span>or<span class="_ _8"> </span>not<span class="_ _8"> </span>they<span class="_ _8"> </span>are<span class="_ _8"> </span>aware<span class="_ _8"> </span>of<span class="_ _8"> </span>the</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y30 ff4 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">errors<span class="_"> </span>or<span class="_"> </span>omissions.<span class="_"> </span>The<span class="_ _6"> </span>author,<span class="_"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_"> </span>Research<span class="_"> </span>and<span class="_"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_"> </span>Media<span class="_ _6"> </span>do<span class="_"> </span>not<span class="_"> </span>recommend<span class="_"> </span>the<span class="_"> </span>use<span class="_"> </span>of<span class="_ _6"> </span>the<span class="_"> </span>software<span class="_"> </span>described<span class="_"> </span>in<span class="_"> </span>this<span class="_"> </span>book<span class="_ _6"> </span>for</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y31 ff4 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">applications<span class="_ _8"> </span>in<span class="_ _8"> </span>which<span class="_ _8"> </span>errors<span class="_ _8"> </span>or<span class="_ _8"> </span>omissions<span class="_ _8"> </span>could<span class="_ _8"> </span>threaten<span class="_ _8"> </span>life,<span class="_ _8"> </span>injury<span class="_ _8"> </span>or<span class="_ _8"> </span>significant<span class="_ _8"> </span>loss.</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y32 ff7 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Mathematica<span class="ff5">,<span class="_ _4"> </span></span>MathLink<span class="_ _10"> </span><span class="ff5">and<span class="_ _4"> </span></span>MathSource<span class="_ _10"> </span><span class="ff5">are<span class="_ _10"> </span>registered<span class="_ _4"> </span>trademarks<span class="_ _10"> </span>of<span class="_ _4"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _10"> </span>Research.<span class="_ _10"> </span></span>J/Link<span class="ff5">,<span class="_ _4"> </span></span>MathLM<span class="ff5">,<span class="_ _10"> </span></span>MathReader<span class="ff5">,<span class="_ _4"> </span></span>.NET/Link<span class="ff5">,<span class="_ _10"> </span>Notebooks<span class="_ _10"> </span>and</span></div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y33 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">web<span class="ff7">Mathematica<span class="_ _6"> </span></span>are<span class="_"> </span>trademarks<span class="_ _6"> </span>of<span class="_"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _6"> </span>Research.<span class="_"> </span>All<span class="_ _6"> </span>other<span class="_"> </span>trademarks<span class="_ _6"> </span>used<span class="_"> </span>are<span class="_ _6"> </span>the<span class="_ _6"> </span>property<span class="_"> </span>of<span class="_ _6"> </span>their<span class="_"> </span>respective<span class="_ _6"> </span>owners.<span class="_"> </span><span class="ff7">Mathematica<span class="_ _6"> </span></span>is<span class="_"> </span>not<span class="_ _6"> </span>associated</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y34 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">with<span class="_ _8"> </span>Mathematica<span class="_ _8"> </span>Policy<span class="_ _8"> </span>Research,<span class="_ _8"> </span>Inc.<span class="_ _8"> </span>or<span class="_ _8"> </span>MathTech,<span class="_ _8"> </span>Inc.</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y35 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Printed<span class="_ _8"> </span>in<span class="_ _8"> </span>the<span class="_ _8"> </span>United<span class="_ _8"> </span>States<span class="_ _8"> </span>of<span class="_ _8"> </span>America.</div><div class="t m0 x14 h10 y36 ff9 fs9 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">ç</div><div class="t m0 x15 h11 y37 ffa fs8 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">¥</div><div class="t m0 x16 hd y38 ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Acid-<span class="_ _9"></span>-free<span class="_ _8"> </span>paper.<span class="_ _13"> </span>15<span class="_ _c"> </span>14<span class="_ _c"> </span>13<span class="_ _c"> </span>12<span class="_ _c"> </span>11<span class="_ _c"> </span>10<span class="_ _14"> </span>9<span class="_ _c"> </span>8<span class="_ _14"> </span>7<span class="_ _c"> </span>6<span class="_ _c"> </span>5<span class="_ _c"> </span>4<span class="_ _c"> </span>3<span class="_ _c"> </span>2</div><div class="t m0 x7 he y39 ff4 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Author’s<span class="_"> </span>website:</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y3a ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">www.stephenwolfram.com</div><div class="t m0 x7 he y3b ff4 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Author’s<span class="_"> </span>address:</div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y3c ff7 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">email:<span class="_ _8"> </span><span class="ff5">s.wolfram@wolfram.com</span></div><div class="t m0 x7 hd y3d ff7 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">mail:<span class="_ _8"> </span><span class="ff5">c/o<span class="_ _8"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _8"> </span>Research,<span class="_ _8"> </span>Inc.</span></div><div class="t m0 x17 hd y3e ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">100<span class="_ _8"> </span>Trade<span class="_ _8"> </span>Center<span class="_ _8"> </span>Drive</div><div class="t m0 x17 hd y3f ff5 fs6 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Champaign,<span class="_ _8"> </span>IL<span class="_ _8"> </span>61820,<span class="_ _8"> </span>USA</div><div class="t m0 x10 he y39 ff4 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Other<span class="_"> </span>books<span class="_"> </span>by<span class="_ _8"> </span>Stephen<span class="_ _8"> </span>Wolfram:</div><div class="t m0 x18 h12 y40 ffa fsa fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">·</div><div class="t m0 x10 he y41 ff7 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">Cellular<span class="_"> </span>Automata<span class="_"> </span>and<span class="_ _8"> </span>Complexity:<span class="_ _8"> </span>Collected<span class="_ _8"> </span>Papers<span class="_ _8"> </span><span class="ff5">(1993)</span></div><div class="t m0 x18 h12 y42 ffa fsa fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">·</div><div class="t m0 x10 he y43 ff7 fs7 fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">A<span class="_"> </span>New<span class="_"> </span>Kind<span class="_ _8"> </span>of<span class="_ _8"> </span>Science<span class="_ _8"> </span><span class="ff5">(2002)</span></div></div><div class="pi" data-data='{"ctm":[1.568627,0.000000,0.000000,1.568627,0.000000,0.000000]}'></div></div>
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<div id="pf5" class="pf w3 h8" data-page-no="5"><div class="pc pc5 w3 h8"><img class="bi x0 y0 w4 h9" alt="" src="https://static.pudn.com/prod/directory_preview_static/62702702d973ef42a424845b/bg5.jpg"><div class="t m2 x1a h14 y45 ffc fsc fc2 sc0 ls6 ws0">vii</div><div class="t m2 x1b h15 y46 ffc fsd fc2 sc0 ls7 ws0">About<span class="_ _14"> </span>t<span class="_ _15"></span>he<span class="_ _14"> </span>Author</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y47 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls8 ws0">Stephen<span class="_ _11"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _11"> </span>is<span class="_ _11"> </span>the<span class="_ _11"> </span>creator<span class="_ _11"> </span>of<span class="_ _11"> </span><span class="ffe ls9">Mathematica</span><span class="lsa">,a<span class="_ _16"></span>n<span class="_ _16"></span>da<span class="_ _2"></span>w<span class="_ _16"></span>e<span class="_ _16"></span><span class="lsb">ll-</span></span></div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y48 ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsc ws0">known<span class="_ _4"> </span>scientist.<span class="_ _10"> </span>He<span class="_ _10"> </span>is<span class="_ _4"> </span>widely<span class="_ _10"> </span>regarded<span class="_ _10"> </span>as<span class="_ _10"> </span>the<span class="_ _4"> </span>most<span class="_ _10"> </span>important</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y49 ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsd ws0">innovator<span class="_ _4"> </span>in<span class="_ _4"> </span>technical<span class="_ _4"> </span>computing<span class="_ _4"> </span>today,<span class="_ _4"> </span>as<span class="_ _10"> </span>well<span class="_ _4"> </span>as<span class="_ _4"> </span>one<span class="_ _4"> </span>of<span class="_ _4"> </span>the</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y4a ffd fse fc2 sc0 lse ws0">world’s<span class="_ _4"> </span>most<span class="_ _4"> </span>original<span class="_ _4"> </span>research<span class="_ _4"> </span>scientists.</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y4b ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsf ws0">Born<span class="_ _12"> </span>in<span class="_ _12"> </span>London<span class="_ _12"> </span>in<span class="_ _12"> </span>1959,<span class="_ _12"> </span>he<span class="_ _12"> </span>was<span class="_ _12"> </span>educated<span class="_ _12"> </span>at<span class="_ _12"> </span>Eton,<span class="_ _12"> </span>Oxford<span class="_ _12"> </span>and</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y4c ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls10 ws0">Caltech.<span class="_"> </span>He<span class="_ _6"> </span><span class="lsc">published<span class="_ _f"> </span>his<span class="_ _6"> </span>first<span class="_ _f"> </span>sc<span class="_ _0"></span>ientific<span class="_ _f"> </span>paper<span class="_ _6"> </span>at<span class="_ _f"> </span>the<span class="_ _6"> </span>age<span class="_ _f"> </span>of<span class="_ _6"> </span>fifteen,</span></div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y4d ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls11 ws0">and<span class="_ _12"> </span>had<span class="_ _e"> </span>received<span class="_ _12"> </span>his<span class="_ _12"> </span>PhD<span class="_ _e"> </span>in<span class="_ _12"> </span>theoretical<span class="_ _12"> </span>physics<span class="_ _e"> </span>from<span class="_ _12"> </span>Caltech<span class="_ _12"> </span>by</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y4e ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsc ws0">the<span class="_ _4"> </span>age<span class="_ _4"> </span>of<span class="_ _4"> </span>twenty.<span class="_ _10"> </span>Wolfram’s<span class="_ _4"> </span>early<span class="_ _4"> </span>scientific<span class="_ _4"> </span>work<span class="_ _10"> </span>was<span class="_ _4"> </span>mainly</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y4f ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsd ws0">in<span class="_ _10"> </span>high-<span class="_ _9"></span>-energy<span class="_ _10"> </span>physics,<span class="_ _11"> </span>quantum<span class="_ _10"> </span>field<span class="_ _11"> </span>theory<span class="_ _11"> </span>and<span class="_ _10"> </span>cosmology,</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y50 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls12 ws0">and<span class="_ _4"> </span>included<span class="_ _4"> </span>several<span class="_ _4"> </span>now-<span class="_ _9"></span>-classic<span class="_ _4"> </span>results.<span class="_ _4"> </span>Having<span class="_ _4"> </span>started<span class="_ _4"> </span>to<span class="_ _4"> </span>use</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y51 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls13 ws0">com<span class="ls14">puters<span class="_ _b"> </span>in<span class="_ _11"> </span>1973,<span class="_ _11"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _17"> </span>rapidly<span class="_ _11"> </span>became<span class="_ _11"> </span>a<span class="_ _17"> </span>leader<span class="_ _17"> </span>in<span class="_ _17"> </span>the</span></div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y52 ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsd ws0">emerging<span class="_ _4"> </span>field<span class="_ _10"> </span>of<span class="_ _4"> </span>scientific<span class="_ _4"> </span>c<span class="ls15">omputing,<span class="_ _4"> </span>and<span class="_ _4"> </span>in<span class="_ _10"> </span>1979<span class="_ _4"> </span>he<span class="_ _4"> </span>began</span></div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y53 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls16 ws0">the<span class="_ _11"> </span>construction<span class="_ _11"> </span>of<span class="_ _17"> </span>SMP—the<span class="_ _11"> </span>first<span class="_ _17"> </span>modern<span class="_ _11"> </span>computer<span class="_ _17"> </span>algebra</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y54 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls15 ws0">system—which<span class="_ _8"> </span>he<span class="_ _12"> </span>released<span class="_ _8"> </span>commercially<span class="_ _e"> </span>in<span class="_ _e"> </span>1981.</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y55 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls17 ws0">In<span class="_ _18"> </span>recognition<span class="_ _b"> </span>of<span class="_ _18"> </span>his<span class="_ _18"> </span>early<span class="_ _18"> </span>work<span class="_ _18"> </span>in<span class="_ _b"> </span>physics<span class="_ _18"> </span>and<span class="_ _18"> </span>computing,</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y56 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls18 ws0">Wolfram<span class="_ _b"> </span>became<span class="_ _b"> </span>in<span class="_ _17"> </span>1981<span class="_ _b"> </span>the<span class="_ _b"> </span>youngest<span class="_ _17"> </span>recipient<span class="_ _b"> </span>of<span class="_ _b"> </span>a<span class="_ _b"> </span>Mac-</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y57 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">A<span class="ls19">rthur<span class="_ _17"> </span>Prize<span class="_ _11"> </span>Fellowship.<span class="_ _17"> </span>Late<span class="_ _11"> </span>in<span class="_ _17"> </span>1981,<span class="_ _11"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _17"> </span>then<span class="_ _17"> </span>set<span class="_ _17"> </span>out</span></div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y58 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls14 ws0">on<span class="_ _11"> </span>an<span class="_ _11"> </span>ambitious<span class="_ _10"> </span>new<span class="_ _11"> </span>direction<span class="_ _11"> </span>in<span class="_ _11"> </span>science:<span class="_ _10"> </span>to<span class="_ _17"> </span>develop<span class="_ _10"> </span>a<span class="_ _11"> </span>gen-</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y59 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls1a ws0">eral<span class="_ _17"> </span>theory<span class="_ _17"> </span>of<span class="_ _17"> </span>complexity<span class="_ _17"> </span>i<span class="_ _15"></span>n<span class="_ _17"> </span>nature.<span class="_ _17"> </span>Wolfram’s<span class="_ _17"> </span>key<span class="_ _17"> </span>idea<span class="_ _b"> </span>was</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y5a ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls1 ws0">to<span class="_ _10"> </span>use<span class="_ _10"> </span>computer<span class="_ _10"> </span>experiments<span class="_ _10"> </span>to<span class="_ _10"> </span>study<span class="_ _10"> </span>the<span class="_ _10"> </span>behavior<span class="_ _10"> </span>of<span class="_ _10"> </span>simple</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y5b ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls13 ws0">com<span class="ls16">puter<span class="_ _10"> </span>programs<span class="_ _4"> </span>known<span class="_ _4"> </span>as<span class="_ _4"> </span>cellular<span class="_ _4"> </span>automata.<span class="_ _10"> </span>And<span class="_ _4"> </span>in<span class="_ _4"> </span>1982</span></div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y5c ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls14 ws0">he<span class="_ _4"> </span>made<span class="_ _4"> </span>the<span class="_ _4"> </span>first<span class="_ _10"> </span>in<span class="_ _4"> </span>a<span class="_ _4"> </span>series<span class="_ _4"> </span>of<span class="_ _4"> </span>startling<span class="_ _4"> </span>discoveries<span class="_ _4"> </span>about<span class="_ _10"> </span>the</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y5d ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls1b ws0">origins<span class="_ _4"> </span>of<span class="_ _10"> </span>complex<span class="_ _0"></span>ity.<span class="_ _10"> </span>The<span class="_ _4"> </span>publication<span class="_ _4"> </span>of<span class="_ _4"> </span>Wolfram’s<span class="_ _4"> </span>papers<span class="_ _10"> </span>on</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y5e ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls1c ws0">cellular<span class="_ _12"> </span>automata<span class="_ _4"> </span>led<span class="_ _12"> </span>to<span class="_ _12"> </span>a<span class="_ _12"> </span>major<span class="_ _4"> </span>shift<span class="_ _12"> </span>in<span class="_ _12"> </span>scientific<span class="_ _12"> </span>thi<span class="_ _15"></span>nking,<span class="_ _12"> </span>and</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y5f ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsd ws0">laid<span class="_ _10"> </span>the<span class="_ _10"> </span>groundwork<span class="_ _10"> </span>for<span class="_ _10"> </span>a<span class="_ _10"> </span>new<span class="_ _10"> </span>fie<span class="lse">ld<span class="_ _10"> </span>of<span class="_ _10"> </span>science<span class="_ _10"> </span>that<span class="_ _10"> </span>Wolfram</span></div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y60 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls1d ws0">named<span class="_ _4"> </span>“co<span class="ls1e">mpl<span class="_ _15"></span>ex<span class="_ _4"> </span>s<span class="_ _15"></span>ystems<span class="_ _4"> </span>research<span class="_ _15"></span>”.</span></div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y61 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls19 ws0">Through<span class="_ _19"> </span>the<span class="_ _19"> </span>mid-<span class="_ _1a"></span>-1980s,<span class="_ _19"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _19"> </span>c<span class="_ _0"></span>ontinued<span class="_ _19"> </span>his<span class="_ _19"> </span>work<span class="_ _1b"> </span>on</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y62 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls13 ws0">co<span class="ls1f">mp<span class="ls20">lexity,<span class="_ _10"> </span>discovering<span class="_ _10"> </span>a<span class="_ _10"> </span>number<span class="_ _10"> </span>of<span class="_ _10"> </span>fundamental<span class="_ _10"> </span>connections</span></span></div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y63 ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsf ws0">between<span class="_ _18"> </span>computation<span class="_ _1c"> </span>and<span class="_ _18"> </span>nature,<span class="_ _1c"> </span>and<span class="_ _18"> </span>inventing<span class="_ _18"> </span>such<span class="_ _18"> </span>con-</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y64 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls13 ws0">ce<span class="ls21">pts<span class="_ _10"> </span>as<span class="_ _10"> </span>computational<span class="_ _4"> </span>irreducibility.<span class="_ _4"> </span>Wolfram’s<span class="_ _10"> </span>work<span class="_ _4"> </span>l<span class="_ _15"></span>ed<span class="_ _10"> </span>to<span class="_ _4"> </span>a</span></div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y65 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls19 ws0">wide<span class="_ _11"> </span>range<span class="_ _17"> </span>of<span class="_ _17"> </span>applications—and<span class="_ _17"> </span>provided<span class="_ _11"> </span>the<span class="_ _17"> </span>main<span class="_ _17"> </span>scientific</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y66 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls15 ws0">foundations<span class="_ _10"> </span>for<span class="_ _10"> </span>the<span class="_ _11"> </span>popular<span class="_ _10"> </span>movements<span class="_ _10"> </span>known<span class="_ _10"> </span>as<span class="_ _10"> </span>complexity</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y67 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls22 ws0">theory<span class="_ _18"> </span>and<span class="_ _b"> </span>artificial<span class="_ _18"> </span>life.<span class="_ _18"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _18"> </span>himself<span class="_ _18"> </span>used<span class="_ _b"> </span>his<span class="_ _18"> </span>ideas<span class="_ _b"> </span>to</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y68 ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsc ws0">develop<span class="_ _1c"> </span>a<span class="_ _1d"> </span>new<span class="_ _1c"> </span>randomness<span class="_ _1d"> </span>ge<span class="ls23">neration<span class="_ _1c"> </span>system<span class="_ _1c"> </span>and<span class="_ _1d"> </span>a<span class="_ _1c"> </span>new</span></div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y69 ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsf ws0">approach<span class="_ _4"> </span>to<span class="_ _4"> </span>computational<span class="_ _4"> </span>fluid<span class="_ _4"> </span>dynamics—both<span class="_ _4"> </span>of<span class="_ _4"> </span>which<span class="_ _4"> </span>are</div><div class="t m2 x1b h16 y6a ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsc ws0">now<span class="_ _4"> </span>in<span class="_ _4"> </span>widespread<span class="_ _4"> </span>use.</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y6b ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls24 ws0">Follo<span class="_ _15"></span>wing<span class="_ _1d"> </span>his<span class="_ _1d"> </span>sci<span class="_ _15"></span>entific<span class="_ _1d"> </span>wo<span class="_ _15"></span>rk<span class="_ _1c"> </span>o<span class="_ _15"></span>n<span class="_ _1d"> </span>complex<span class="_ _1b"> </span>syste<span class="_ _15"></span>ms<span class="_ _1c"> </span>r<span class="_ _15"></span>esearch,</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y6c ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls18 ws0">Wolfram<span class="_ _17"> </span>in<span class="_ _17"> </span>1986<span class="_ _17"> </span>founded<span class="_ _17"> </span>the<span class="_ _17"> </span>first<span class="_ _17"> </span>research<span class="_ _17"> </span>center<span class="_ _b"> </span>and<span class="_ _17"> </span>first</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y6d ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls16 ws0">journal<span class="_ _17"> </span>in<span class="_ _17"> </span>the<span class="_ _11"> </span>field.<span class="_ _17"> </span>Then,<span class="_ _17"> </span>afte<span class="ls25">rah<span class="_ _16"></span>i<span class="_ _16"></span><span class="lsd">ghly<span class="_ _11"> </span>successful<span class="_ _17"> </span>career<span class="_ _11"> </span>in</span></span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y6e ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls23 ws0">academia—first<span class="_ _4"> </span>at<span class="_ _10"> </span>Caltech,<span class="_ _10"> </span>then<span class="_ _4"> </span>at<span class="_ _10"> </span>the<span class="_ _10"> </span>Institute<span class="_ _4"> </span>for<span class="_ _10"> </span>Advanced</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y6f ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls20 ws0">Study<span class="_ _11"> </span>in<span class="_ _11"> </span>Princeton,<span class="_ _11"> </span>and<span class="_ _17"> </span>finally<span class="_ _11"> </span>as<span class="_ _11"> </span>Professor<span class="_ _11"> </span>of<span class="_ _17"> </span>Physics,<span class="_ _11"> </span>Math-</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y70 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls26 ws0">emat<span class="ls27">ics<span class="_ _17"> </span>and<span class="_ _b"> </span>Computer<span class="_ _17"> </span>Science<span class="_ _17"> </span>at<span class="_ _b"> </span>the<span class="_ _17"> </span>University<span class="_ _17"> </span>of<span class="_ _b"> </span>Illinois—</span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y71 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls28 ws0">Wolfram<span class="_ _4"> </span>launched<span class="_ _4"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _10"> </span>Research,<span class="_ _4"> </span>Inc.</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y72 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls29 ws0">Wol<span class="ls2a">fram<span class="_ _12"> </span>began<span class="_ _12"> </span>the<span class="_ _12"> </span>devel<span class="_ _15"></span>opment<span class="_ _12"> </span>of<span class="_ _12"> </span><span class="ffe ls9">Mathemati<span class="_ _15"></span>ca<span class="_ _4"> </span></span><span class="ls2b">in<span class="_ _e"> </span>late<span class="_ _12"> </span>1986.</span></span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y73 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls8 ws0">The<span class="_ _b"> </span>firs<span class="_ _15"></span>t<span class="_ _b"> </span>version<span class="_ _18"> </span>of<span class="_ _b"> </span><span class="ffe ls9">Mathematica<span class="_ _18"> </span></span><span class="ls1">was<span class="_ _18"> </span>released<span class="_ _b"> </span>on<span class="_ _18"> </span>June<span class="_ _b"> </span>23,</span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y74 ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsd ws0">1988,<span class="_ _12"> </span>and<span class="_ _4"> </span>was<span class="_ _12"> </span>immediately<span class="_ _12"> </span>hailed<span class="_ _12"> </span>as<span class="_ _4"> </span>a<span class="_ _12"> </span>major<span class="_ _12"> </span>advance<span class="_ _12"> </span>in<span class="_ _12"> </span>com-</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y75 ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsd ws0">puting.<span class="_ _17"> </span>In<span class="_ _11"> </span>the<span class="_ _b"> </span>years<span class="_ _17"> </span>that<span class="_ _17"> </span>followed,<span class="_ _17"> </span>the<span class="_ _17"> </span>popularity<span class="_ _17"> </span>of<span class="_ _17"> </span><span class="ffe ls1a">Mathe-</span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y76 ffe fse fc2 sc0 ls2c ws0">matica<span class="_ _12"> </span><span class="ffd ls12">grew<span class="_ _e"> </span>rapi<span class="_ _15"></span>dly,<span class="_ _12"> </span>and<span class="_ _e"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _12"> </span>Research<span class="_ _12"> </span>became<span class="_ _12"> </span>established</span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y77 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls18 ws0">as<span class="_ _10"> </span>a<span class="_ _10"> </span>world<span class="_ _10"> </span>leader<span class="_ _11"> </span>in<span class="_ _10"> </span>the<span class="_ _10"> </span>softw<span class="lsf">are<span class="_ _10"> </span>industry,<span class="_ _10"> </span>w<span class="_ _15"></span>idely<span class="_ _10"> </span>recognized</span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y78 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls15 ws0">for<span class="_ _11"> </span>excellenc<span class="_ _0"></span>e<span class="_ _11"> </span>i<span class="_ _15"></span>n<span class="_ _10"> </span>both<span class="_ _11"> </span>technology<span class="_ _11"> </span>and<span class="_ _11"> </span>business.<span class="_ _10"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _11"> </span>has</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y79 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls9 ws0">been<span class="_ _4"> </span>pres<span class="_ _15"></span>ident<span class="_ _4"> </span>and<span class="_ _10"> </span>CEO<span class="_ _10"> </span>of<span class="_ _4"> </span>Wol<span class="_ _15"></span>fram<span class="_ _4"> </span>Res<span class="_ _15"></span>earch<span class="_ _10"> </span>since<span class="_ _4"> </span>i<span class="_ _15"></span>ts<span class="_ _10"> </span>incep-</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y7a ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls19 ws0">tion,<span class="_ _12"> </span>and<span class="_ _4"> </span>continues<span class="_ _12"> </span>to<span class="_ _4"> </span>be<span class="_ _12"> </span>personally<span class="_ _4"> </span>responsible<span class="_ _12"> </span>for<span class="_ _4"> </span>the<span class="_ _12"> </span>overall</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y7b ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls19 ws0">design<span class="_ _4"> </span>of<span class="_ _4"> </span>its<span class="_ _4"> </span>core<span class="_ _4"> </span>technology.</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y7c ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls1a ws0">Following<span class="_ _1b"> </span>the<span class="_ _1b"> </span>release<span class="_ _1d"> </span>of<span class="_ _1b"> </span><span class="ffe ls9">Mathemati<span class="_ _15"></span>ca<span class="_ _1d"> </span></span><span class="ls2d">Ve<span class="ls2e">rsion<span class="_ _1b"> </span>2<span class="_ _1d"> </span>in<span class="_ _1b"> </span>1991,</span></span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y7d ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls29 ws0">Wol<span class="ls2f">fram<span class="_ _19"> </span>began<span class="_ _14"> </span>to<span class="_ _19"> </span>divide<span class="_ _14"> </span>his<span class="_ _19"> </span>time<span class="_ _1e"> </span>between<span class="_ _1e"> </span><span class="ffe ls9">Mathematica</span></span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y7e ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls30 ws0">developme<span class="_ _0"></span>nt<span class="_ _1b"> </span>and<span class="_ _1b"> </span>scientific<span class="_ _1b"> </span>researc<span class="_ _0"></span>h.<span class="_ _1b"> </span>Building<span class="_ _1b"> </span>on<span class="_ _1b"> </span>his<span class="_ _1b"> </span>work</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y7f ffd fse fc2 sc0 lse ws0">from<span class="_ _17"> </span>the<span class="_ _17"> </span>mid-<span class="_ _1a"></span>-1980s,<span class="_ _17"> </span>and<span class="_ _b"> </span>now<span class="_ _11"> </span>with<span class="_ _17"> </span><span class="ffe ls9">Mathematica<span class="_ _b"> </span></span><span class="ls16">as<span class="_ _17"> </span>a<span class="_ _17"> </span>tool,</span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y80 ffd fse fc2 sc0 lse ws0">Wolfram<span class="_ _12"> </span>made<span class="_ _12"> </span>a<span class="_ _4"> </span>rapid<span class="_ _12"> </span>succe<span class="_ _0"></span>ssion<span class="_ _12"> </span>of<span class="_ _12"> </span>major<span class="_ _4"> </span>new<span class="_ _12"> </span>discoveries.<span class="_ _12"> </span>By</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y81 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls31 ws0">the<span class="_ _f"> </span>mid-<span class="_ _1a"></span>-1990s<span class="_"> </span>his<span class="_ _6"> </span>discoveries<span class="_"> </span>le<span class="ls32">dh<span class="_ _1f"></span><span class="ls19">im<span class="_ _f"> </span>to<span class="_ _f"> </span>develop<span class="_ _f"> </span>a<span class="_ _f"> </span>fundamentally</span></span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y82 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls28 ws0">new<span class="_ _e"> </span>conceptual<span class="_ _e"> </span>framework,<span class="_ _e"> </span>w<span class="_ _15"></span>hich<span class="_ _e"> </span>he<span class="_ _e"> </span>then<span class="_ _e"> </span>spent<span class="_ _e"> </span>the<span class="_ _e"> </span>remainder</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y83 ffd fse fc2 sc0 lse ws0">of<span class="_ _12"> </span>the<span class="_ _4"> </span>1990s<span class="_ _12"> </span>applying<span class="_ _12"> </span>not<span class="_ _4"> </span>only<span class="_ _e"> </span>to<span class="_ _4"> </span>new<span class="_ _12"> </span>kinds<span class="_ _4"> </span>of<span class="_ _12"> </span>questions,<span class="_ _12"> </span>but</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y84 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls20 ws0">also<span class="_ _e"> </span>to<span class="_ _12"> </span>many<span class="_ _e"> </span>existing<span class="_ _e"> </span>foundational<span class="_ _12"> </span>p<span class="ls2e">roblems<span class="_ _e"> </span>in<span class="_ _e"> </span>physics,<span class="_ _12"> </span>biology,</span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y85 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls12 ws0">computer<span class="_ _e"> </span>science,<span class="_ _12"> </span>mathematics<span class="_ _e"> </span>and<span class="_ _e"> </span>several<span class="_ _12"> </span>other<span class="_ _e"> </span>field<span class="_ _15"></span>s.</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y86 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls33 ws0">After<span class="_ _1e"> </span>more<span class="_ _19"> </span>than<span class="_ _1e"> </span>ten<span class="_ _1e"> </span>years<span class="_ _1e"> </span>o<span class="ls34">fh<span class="_ _20"></span>i<span class="_ _20"></span><span class="ls35">ghly<span class="_ _19"> </span>concentrated<span class="_ _1e"> </span>work,</span></span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y87 ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsc ws0">Wolfram<span class="_ _11"> </span>finally<span class="_ _17"> </span>described<span class="_ _11"> </span>his<span class="_ _17"> </span>achievements<span class="_ _11"> </span>in<span class="_ _17"> </span>his<span class="_ _17"> </span>1200-<span class="_ _1a"></span>-page</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y88 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls17 ws0">book<span class="_ _4"> </span><span class="ffe ls36">AN<span class="_ _21"></span>e<span class="_ _21"></span>w<span class="_ _15"></span>K<span class="_ _21"></span>i<span class="_ _22"></span><span class="lsf">nd<span class="_ _4"> </span>of<span class="_ _4"> </span>Scienc<span class="_ _0"></span>e<span class="ffd ls37">.R<span class="_ _21"></span><span class="ls16">eleased<span class="_ _4"> </span>on<span class="_ _4"> </span>May<span class="_ _4"> </span>14,<span class="_ _4"> </span>2002,<span class="_ _4"> </span>the</span></span></span></span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y89 ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls17 ws0">book<span class="_ _11"> </span>was<span class="_ _11"> </span>widely<span class="_ _17"> </span>acclaimed<span class="_ _11"> </span>and<span class="_ _11"> </span><span class="ls38">immediately<span class="_ _17"> </span>became<span class="_ _17"> </span>a<span class="_ _11"> </span>best-</span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y8a ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls39 ws0">seller.<span class="_ _11"> </span>Its<span class="_ _17"> </span>publication<span class="_ _11"> </span>has<span class="_ _17"> </span>been<span class="_ _17"> </span>seen<span class="_ _17"> </span>as<span class="_ _17"> </span>initiating<span class="_ _11"> </span>a<span class="_ _17"> </span>paradigm</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y8b ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls8 ws0">shift<span class="_ _4"> </span>of<span class="_ _4"> </span>historic<span class="_ _10"> </span>importance<span class="_ _4"> </span>in<span class="_ _10"> </span>science.</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y8c ffd fse fc2 sc0 lsd ws0">In<span class="_ _12"> </span>addition<span class="_ _4"> </span>to<span class="_ _4"> </span>leading<span class="_ _12"> </span>Wolfra<span class="ls3a">mR<span class="_ _22"></span><span class="ls3b">esearch<span class="_ _4"> </span>to<span class="_ _12"> </span>break<span class="_ _4"> </span>new<span class="_ _4"> </span>ground</span></span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y8d ffd fse fc2 sc0 lse ws0">with<span class="_ _1d"> </span>innovative<span class="_ _1b"> </span>technology,<span class="_ _1d"> </span>Wolfram<span class="_ _1b"> </span>is<span class="_ _1b"> </span>now<span class="_ _1b"> </span>developing<span class="_ _1b"> </span>a</div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y8e ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls1d ws0">series<span class="_ _10"> </span>of<span class="_ _4"> </span>res<span class="ls3c">earch<span class="_ _11"> </span>and<span class="_ _4"> </span>educati<span class="_ _15"></span>onal<span class="_ _10"> </span>initiatives<span class="_ _10"> </span>in<span class="_ _10"> </span>the<span class="_ _10"> </span>science<span class="_ _10"> </span>he</span></div><div class="t m2 x1c h16 y8f ffd fse fc2 sc0 ls1c ws0">has<span class="_ _4"> </span>created.</div></div><div class="pi" data-data='{"ctm":[1.568627,0.000000,0.000000,1.568627,0.000000,0.000000]}'></div></div>