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Scientific American

September 1, 1984

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Computer Software in Science and Mathematics

Computation offers a new means of describing and investigating scientific and mathematical systems. Simulation by computer may be the only way to predict how certain complicated systems evolve

By Stephen Wolfram

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Stephen Wolfram is the creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and the Wolfram Language ; the author of A New Kind of Science; and the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research. Over the course of nearly four decades, he has been a pioneer in the development and application of computational thinking, and has been responsible for many discoveries, inventions and innovations in science, technology and business.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 251 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Computer Software in Science and Mathematics” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 251 No. 3 (), p. 188
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0984-188
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