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Computer Program Self Discovers Laws of Physics
blog.wired.com - 4/6/2009
Computer Program Self Discovers Laws of Physics
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In just over a day, a powerful computer program accomplished a feat that took physicists centuries to complete: extrapolating the laws of motion from a pendulum's swings. Developed by Cornell researchers, the program deduced the natural laws without a shred of knowledge about ...

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In the News Everywhere: AI Breakthroughs
Accelerating Future — ... The same day, another AI breakthrough was published in the journal Science. According to Wired Science, “In just over a day, a powerful computer program accomplished a feat that took physicists centuries to complete: extrapolating the laws of motion from a pendulum’s swings.” ...

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