Wolfram Research facts for kids
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| Private | |
| Industry | Computer software Publishing (Wolfram Media and Mathematica Journal) Research and development |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founder | Stephen Wolfram Theodore Gray |
| Headquarters |
Champaign, Illinois (worldwide headquarters)
Oxfordshire, UK Tokyo Bangalore, India Lima, Peru Linköping, Sweden. |
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Key people
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Stephen Wolfram (President & CEO) Conrad Wolfram (Director of Strategic Development & Wolfram Research Europe Limited CEO) |
| Products | Wolfram Mathematica Wolfram Workbench gridMathematica, webMathematica Wolfram Alpha SystemModeler Wolfram Programming Lab Wolfram One Wolfram Engine for Developers etc. |
| Owner | Privately held |
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Number of employees
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~800 |
| 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. |
Wolfram Research is an US-based technology company. It was named after their founder. They are known for creating many computational products that supports scientific researchers.
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Notable products
Wolfram language
This is a programming language made by Wolfram Research. Most Wolfram products are based on this language.
Wolfram Mathematica
This is a modern technical computing system made by Wolfram Research. It is used in many scientific areas including numerical analysis and their subfields. Anyone who are interested in Wolfram Mathematica demos can check the Wolfram Demonstrations Project.
Wolfram Alpha
This service is available on web browsers. Users can use some features of Wolfram Mathematica on the Internet. Wolfram Alpha can also answer to some questions by searching answers on their own databases. It is also used in scientific education.
Wolfram SystemModeler
This is a technical platform for systems engineering. This is also based on Wolfram technology.
Computable Document Format
This is an electronic document format. It is designed to allow interactive contents in documents.
ScienceWorld
This is an online scientific encyclopedia managed by Wolfram Research.
Wolfram Technology Conference
This is an annual conference about the latest technologies from Wolfram Research.
See also
In Spanish: Wolfram Research para niños
