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Madhavankutty Pillai
Madhavankutty Pillai
11 Jun, 2009
Internet’s next big thing, wolframalpha.com, plans to make all the knowledge in the world computable.
Internet’s next big thing, wolframalpha.com, plans to make all the knowledge in the world computable. Key in ‘What was the weather in Mumbai on 15 August 1947’, and you learn it was a Friday, the minimum temperature was 26 degrees Celsius, the maximum 31 degrees, it was cloudy and rained, the humidity 78per cent. Stephen Wolfram, the designer, did a PhD paper on particle physics when he was just 20. But it has some way to go, especially when it comes to India.
About The Author
Madhavankutty Pillai has no specialisations whatsoever. He is among the last of the generalists. And also Open chief of bureau, Mumbai
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