GNU Octave is a free numerical computing environment and language that is largely compatible with MATLAB. Its development began with John W. Eaton, who was then working at the University of Texas, as a way to help students solve chemical reactor design problems, and the first public release came a few years later. It became part of the GNU Project and is distributed under the GNU General Public License. Scientists, engineers and students use it for linear algebra, solving equations, optimisation and plotting. Because many MATLAB scripts run on it with few changes, it has served as an accessible free alternative in teaching and research.
Before and after
- 1988Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- 1988Founding of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- 1988Publication of The Alchemist
- 1988Rise of anti-globalization movement
- 1988Creation of GNU Octave
- 1988Publication of A Brief History of Time
- 1988Creation of Tcl
- 1988The Global Polio Eradication Initiative begins
- 19881988 becomes the warmest year on record
More in Science & technology
- 1945Invention of computer
- 1964Discovery of rutherfordium
- 29 October 1969Invention of Internet
- July 1974Discovery of seaborgium
- 1984Discovery of hassium
- 15 January 2001Wikipedia
The era
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