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Could be a fun ask HN: What would happen if Mr. Wolfram and Mr. Musk would have to share the same room for a while?



Good question. Wolfram shared some time with Steve Jobs once and Mathematica happened.

/jk of cause, but it actually was Jobs who came up with the idea for the name.


I know Mathematica was first on the NeXT, but never considered their meeting; anywhere I can read more about that?


I believe that it’s mentioned in some of Wolframs blog posts, but my search failed me. But it’s covered by the guardian here https://amp.theguardian.com/theobserver/2011/dec/11/steve-jo...


Tesla Model W would lift-off from that building after a short while.

But seriously - I think they'd find a common language. Both are set in their ways and these ways are far from each other, but I don't think they'd fight, verbally or not.


Things would get physical very quickly, probably ending with Musk strangling Wolfram due to his advanced age.


One man emerges, twice as large.




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