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http://www.wolframalpha.com/

This is very very cool!!! Especially for Engineers, Scientists, etc.
Wolfram|Alpha's long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone. We aim to collect and curate all objective data; implement every known model, method, and algorithm; and make it possible to compute whatever can be computed about anything. Our goal is to build on the achievements of science and other systematizations of knowledge to provide a single source that can be relied on by everyone for definitive answers to factual queries.

Wolfram|Alpha aims to bring expert-level knowledge and capabilities to the broadest possible range of people—spanning all professions and education levels. Our goal is to accept completely free-form input, and to serve as a knowledge engine that generates powerful results and presents them with maximum clarity.

Wolfram|Alpha is an ambitious, long-term intellectual endeavor that we intend will deliver increasing capabilities over the years and decades to come. With a world-class team and participation from top outside experts in countless fields, our goal is to create something that will stand as a major milestone of 21st century intellectual achievement.
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I've used Wolfram a few times during college trying to find information on things so I could find more comprehensive references. Kind of forgotten about it since graduating.
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There are some things to know about Wolfram, though, especially if you're going to use it to do serious research. Specifically, it has some onerous (when compared to Google) license terms including requirements of attribution:


http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?stor ... 8204959409
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XMEN Gambit wrote:There are some things to know about Wolfram, though, especially if you're going to use it to do serious research. Specifically, it has some onerous (when compared to Google) license terms including requirements of attribution:


http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?stor ... 8204959409

Onerous???? You gonna hafta starta uzin eez-e-eer wurds fer me.

I Went 2 skool in Teckzuss!!! LOL :lol:
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