Wolfram+Alpha

Wolfram Alpha is a new type of search engine, that expands on the results you would get from a traditional search engine. By typing in a simple command, Wolfram can give you data about the topic spread out into several categories. I chose to type in "Geelong" as an example.



I had several interesting results in categories, that collectively told me all about the topic I searched for, including:

The location of Geelong The current time and temperature The elevation of the city Notable people born in Geelong**
 * The population of Geelong

This website could be very useful for researching topics for a school assignment, for example:

Typing in a chemical/compound will give you the structure of the molecule, melting point, boiling point, as well as lots of other scientific data.



Typing in something ordinal, such as, "World's largest country", will give you several results in a list, including largest by area, gdp, population, etc.