There are two new posts over on the Maplesoft Blog:

Postcards from the road: Part 1 -- On rocket science

By Tom Lee

One of the greatest pleasures of my job is meeting users and learning first hand of their achievements (hopefully with our products). Last week was a particularly eventful week and a distinct highlight was a visit our friends at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in Montréal.

How Computers Ruined Your Life

By Fred Kern

Ruined your life?  Well, almost.  But now that you’re intrigued with my wild claim, let me explain.

The science of mathematics has a very long heritage.  The language of mathematics, as we recognize it today, is a bit younger – widely credited to François Viète, who introduced the first systematic algebraic notation in the last half of the 16^th Century.

Along the way, over the course of many centuries, the power of mathematics increased steadily, through the contributions of many great men.