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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to honor those that make a |
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| beneficial impact upon our society; and
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| WHEREAS, Wolfram Research, Inc. was founded by Stephen |
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| Wolfram in 1987; the company, whose world-wide headquarters are |
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| based in Champaign, is one of the world's most respected |
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| software companies and a powerhouse of scientific and technical |
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| innovation; and
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| WHEREAS, At the core of Wolfram Research innovative methods |
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| is Mathematica, an ever-advancing core product that has |
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| launched modern technical computing and has now become the |
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| world's most powerful global computation system; first |
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| released in 1988, Mathematica now serves millions of dedicated |
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| users throughout the technical and educational communities; |
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| the Mathematica system is representative of a unique blend of |
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| major research breakthroughs, outstanding user-oriented |
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| design, and world-class software engineering; as a testament to |
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| its utility, Mathematica is used at colleges and universities |
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| throughout the world; and
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| WHEREAS, Wolfram Research has developed the world's |
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| largest free network of technical information websites, |
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| including MathWorld, the #1 website devoted to mathematics, and |
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| the company's latest major resource, The Wolfram |
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| Demonstrations Project; and
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| WHEREAS, Wolfram Research's incredible success in the |
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| field of computer systems is due to the company's focus on |
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| long-term goals while consistently delivering the best |
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| possible products and services on an ongoing basis; the company |
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| has assembled a team of remarkable breadth and depth over the |
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| past two decades, continually attracting outstanding new |
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| talent to their uniquely productive intellectual environment; |
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| the company also chooses to remain a closely held private |
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| company of fewer than 500 employees, which has enabled the |
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| company to take a unified approach to a remarkable range of |
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| interdisciplinary projects, efficiently develop major |
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| innovations, and quickly implement them in their products; and
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| WHEREAS, While Mathematica's original impact was felt |
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| mainly in the physical sciences, engineering, and mathematics, |
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| the program has become important in a remarkably wide range of |
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| fields, technical and otherwise; Mathematica is currently used |
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| throughout the physical, biological, social, and other |
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| sciences and counts many of the world's foremost scientists |
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| among its enthusiastic supporters; and
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| WHEREAS, Wolfram Research serves as a model of integrity |
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| and innovation for the people of the State of Illinois; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| designate June 23 as "Official Mathematica Day" in the State of |
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| Illinois in honor of the 20th anniversary of Wolfram Research, |
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| Inc.'s Mathematica program; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Stephen Wolfram as a symbol of our esteem and |
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| respect.
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