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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | December 7, 1984 |
| Headquarters | Natick, Massachusetts, United States |
| Key people | CEO and President: Jack Little, Chief Scientist: Cleve Moler |
| Industry | Technical Computing |
| Products | MATLAB, Simulink |
| Revenue | N/A |
| Operating income | N/A |
| Net income | N/A |
| Employees | 2,200 (August 2009) |
| Website | www.mathworks.com |
The MathWorks, Inc. is a privately held, mid-size, multi-national corporation which specializes in technical computing software. Its main products include MATLAB and Simulink.
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Corporate history
The company was founded by Jack Little (President & CEO), Cleve Moler (Chief Scientist), and Steve Bangert (now inactive) on December 7, 1984. As of August 2009, it employs over 2,200 people worldwide, with 70% employed at the company headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts.
The logo represents the first vibrational mode of a thin L-shaped membrane, clamped at the edges, and governed by the wave equation.[1]
Philanthropy
The MathWorks is a regular sponsor of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). [2] It also sponsors the SDR Forum's Smart Radio Challenge (where student teams build and demonstrate a software-defined radio) and the United States Department of Energy's Challenge X (a student contest to 're-engineer a crossover sport utility vehicle to minimize energy consumption, emissions, and greenhouse gases while maintaining or exceeding the vehicle's utility and performance').
Chevrolet Volt
Matlab and Simulink. were used to desing the Chevrolet Volt.
References
- ^ Moler, Cleve (2003). "The MathWorks Logo is an Eigenfunction of the Wave Equation". Natick, MA: The MathWorks. http://www.mathworks.com/company/newsletters/news_notes/clevescorner/win03_cleve.html. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
- ^ "MathWorks.com Social Mission pages". Natick, MA: The MathWorks. http://www.mathworks.com/company/aboutus/soc_mission//win03_cleve.html. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
External links
- The MathWorks' company page
- Profile on Yahoo Finance
- The Origins of MATLAB by Cleve Moler
- The Growth of MATLAB and The MathWorks over Two Decades by Cleve Moler
Coordinates: 42°18′01″N 71°21′01″W / 42.30025°N 71.35039°W
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