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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...




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