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0 pointspmdr2y ago0 comments

> He just relentlessly names things after himself

Well "Wolfram" does sound like a pretty good name to name things after.

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He even got a metal named after him ;-) Tungsten is called „Wolfram“ in German.

The metal has literally nothing to do with Stephen Wolfram…

lukan2y ago

It was a joke (there was a smiley). Wolfram the element was named in the 16. century.

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0 pointspmdr2y ago0 comments

> He just relentlessly names things after himself

Well "Wolfram" does sound like a pretty good name to name things after.

He even got a metal named after him ;-) Tungsten is called „Wolfram“ in German.

The metal has literally nothing to do with Stephen Wolfram…

lukan2y ago

It was a joke (there was a smiley). Wolfram the element was named in the 16. century.

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