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Wolfram|Alpha Meets MathWorld 29 Jan 2011 | 06:15 am
The web's most extensive mathematics source and most powerful knowledge engine have now joined forces. Excerpts from MathWorld's 13,000+ mathematical entries are now incorporated in Wolfram|Alpha, mak...
Mathematica 8 Released 16 Nov 2010 | 04:00 am
Today, Wolfram Research released Mathematica 8, the newest version of its powerful technical computing software.
47th (and Second-Largest) Known Mersenne Prime Announced 13 Oct 2009 | 03:15 am
Join us for the first annual Wolfram|Alpha Homework Day on Wednesday October 21, 2009. This live, interactive web event will showcase how Wolfram|Alpha is helping students, parents, and educators solv...
47th (and Second-Largest) Known Mersenne Prime Announced 12 Jun 2009 | 05:03 pm
A new Mersenne prime was reported to the GIMPS server in April, but not noticed until now due to a configuration issue on the server. The discovery has now been verified and officially announced as M4...
47th Known Mersenne Prime Apparently Discovered 8 Jun 2009 | 04:00 am
A new Mersenne prime was reported to the GIMPS server in April, but not noticed until now due to a configuration issue on the server. GIMPS organizer Woltman has verified that the last save file is va...
Mathematica 7 Released 19 Nov 2008 | 12:45 pm
Today, Wolfram Research released Mathematica 7, the newest version of its powerful technical computing software.
45th and 46th Mersenne Primes Discovered 17 Sep 2008 | 06:30 am
Two years after the 44th known Mersenne prime was reported (MathWorldheadline news, September 11, 2006), the GIMPS project has discovered the 45th and 46th known Mersenne primes: 2^37156667 - 1 and 2^...
Two New Mersenne Primes Apparently Discovered 8 Sep 2008 | 01:30 am
A new Mersenne prime was reported to the GIMPS server on August 23, 2008. This prime was confirmed by Septempber 6, though its value has not yet ben revealed pending independent verification using a d...
New Mersenne Prime Apparently Discovered 27 Aug 2008 | 04:00 am
A new Mersenne prime was reported to the GIMPS server on August 23. GIMPS organizer Woltman has asked the finder to send the last save file, so it should very soon be known with more than 99% certaint...
A New Look and New Features for MathWorld 13 Feb 2008 | 03:35 am
While MathWorld continues to be the most popular and most visited mathematics sites on the internet, and while its mathematical content continues to steadily grow and expand, MathWorld readers will no...
