The World ! Atoms to Z Particles ! All Cross-Referenced
Byline: Joseph Szadkowski, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Twelve years ago, Eric Weisstein embarked on a mission to collect and disseminate mathematical and scientific information in a way that would be most accessible. He began work on a Microsoft Word document with his Macintosh Plus computer, carefully cross-referencing information in hopes that technology eventually would allow end users to manipulate and enjoy his growing encyclopedia. Enter the Internet explosion of 1995. Mr. Weisstein's massive resource of knowledge has been on the World Wide Web ever since.
Eric Weisstein's World of Science
Site address: scienceworld.wolfram.com
Creator: Eric Weisstein's World of Science is written and maintained by Mr. Weisstein, with contributions from the …
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Article title: The World ! Atoms to Z Particles ! All Cross-Referenced.
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Newspaper title: The Washington Times (Washington, DC).
Publication date: March 13, 2003.
Page number: B04.
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