Mathematica (company)


Mathematica was founded by Princeton University professors in 1969 and had a multi-faceted history.
A quarter of a century after Mathematica's founding, it "was largely owned by a group of professors in Mathematics and Economics at Princeton University... as this group aged, they opted to cash out by selling." The result was a 3-way split:
two units became employee-owned companies and another was sold several times.

Mathematica Products Group

In 1982, Mathematica Products Group's RAMIS was described as "nonprocedural" and "bordering on artificial intelligence." This unit of Mathematica was purchased by Martin Marietta Corporation in 1983,, and, eventually by Computer Associates.
The RAMIS product sold well, initially on mainframes, subsequently on PCs.

Mathematica Policy Research

The Mathematica Policy Research unit's strength was in "social experiments and surveys." In 1983 MPR reported "a major survey assignment for the American Medical Association."
In 1986 it became a separate, employee-owned .

MathTech

Like MPR, in 1986 MathTech became an employee-owned company. Known today as Mathtech, Inc., it was described by The New York Times as "a Washington-area educational consulting firm