Design Science
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[edit] Companies Named "Design Science"
Design Science (DSI) was founded in Long Beach, California in 1986 to develop the math equation authoring tools Equation Editor and MathType.
In 2000, they purchased Geometry Technologies in St. Paul, Minnesota and acquired the WebEQ software line for authoring and presenting MathML on the world wide web.
MathPlayer was developed by DSI in 2002, which enables Internet Explorer to process MathML content. MathPlayer makes math and science web content accessible to those with disabilities. MathPlayer allows MathML content to be spoken aloud by a screen reader or magnified. DSI began releasing MathFlow products for supporting math and science in XML publishing workflows in 2003.
Currently, NSF funding is supporting DSI research into improving math and science communication - in print, on the web, through audio, and other media.
[edit] Comprehensive, Anticipatory Design Science
An approach to improving global life-quality developed by R. Buckminster Fuller.
[edit] The scientific approach to Design
Like most other academic disciplines, Design also features a scientific branch. However, this branch suffers from a methodological conflict with some fundamental assumptions common to conventional science. The philosophy of science needs to be reformed in order to include scientific design. The Design and Science community discusses these issues.
