QED project

QED project

The QED project was a proposal for a computer-based database of all mathematical knowledge, strictly formalized and with all proofs having been checked automatically. The idea for the project arose in 1993, mainly under the impetus of Robert Boyer. The goals of the project were outlined in the "QED manifesto", an open document which evolved over many years with input from many researchers. A dedicated mailing list was created, and two scientific conferences on QED took place. The first one took place in 1994 at Argonne National Laboratories and the second [http://mizar.org/people/romat/qed95rep.pdf] in 1995 in Warsaw.

The project seems to have died in 1996, never having produced more than discussions and plans. However, the Mizar system implements many of the goals set forth in the QED manifesto. Q.E.D. means "quod erat demonstrandum" in Latin, from Greek "oper edei deixai", meaning "that which was to be demonstrated."

ee also

*List of online encyclopedias
*Mathematical knowledge management

External links

* [http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/qed/ QED project main page] , includes a link to the manifesto, conference reports and mailing list archives. (The page was last edited on Monday, October 25, 1999.)


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