Launched in May 2009, Wolfram|Alpha answered questions by computing rather than searching: type a maths problem, a date, or two cities and it returned calculated results. In 2010 it was the site students used for calculus homework and journalists cited as the anti-Google.
- Domain in 2010
- wolframalpha.com
- Launched
- 18 May 2009
- Founders
- Stephen Wolfram
- Owner in 2010
- Wolfram Research
- Status today
- Still active
What people used it for
- Solving maths and physics problems
- Unit conversions and data lookups
Interface characteristics
- Orange and red logo with a single input box
- Results in stacked "pods" of computed data
Notable features
- Step-by-step solutions
- iPhone app priced at $49.99 at launch, cut to $1.99 in 2010
What happened later
Wolfram|Alpha powers parts of Siri and remains a computational answer engine.
Archived on the Wayback Machine
Archived pages open on web.archive.org (Internet Archive). They are historical captures, not part of this exhibit.
