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Heh accurate predictions. Wolfram strive mightily to create an environment that still is at best begrudgingly shared with others who aren’t thrilled to be there either. Mathematica is adopted despite the put-up-with-wolfram which says a lot about its brilliance.
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Interesting story from the interwebs. 26yo Stephen Wolfram was unhappy at being treated badly at the IAS. He wanted to start his own institute to continue his research and asked his ex-colleague, Feynman, for advice. Feynman’s reply:
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Priceless advice by Richard Feynman to 26-year-old Stephen Wolfram, 1985: "Find a way to do your research with as little contact with non-technical people as possible, with one exception, fall madly in love! That is my advice, my friend."
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