A new computational knowledge engine set to debut in May
Wolfram Alpha, a new "Computational Knowledge Engine" developed by British physicist Stephen Wolfram, is set to revolutionize search with its ability to give answers to your questions directly, instead of directing you to sources where you might get the required information.
It will be able to understand and respond to ordinary queries and give answers to queries in ordinary language, similar to how a person would respond when queries.
Suppose you want to compare the height of the Empire State Building with the length of the Golden Gate Bridge, all you need to do is to type in your query and wait for the software to calculate your results derived from various sources. Once the search is over, you will not only get a detailed answer to your query but also a lot of other related information that might be of interest to you.
The results that you receive are assessed by experts and are made available only after a thorough verification. This is unlike Wikipedia, which thrives on user-generated content. Wolfram Alpha is based on Stephen Wolfram's Mathematica software, a standard tool for scientists, engineers and academics for crunching complex maths.
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