Algorithm places September 11th victims next to friends at 9/11 Memorial

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The brilliant memorial (partially shown above) to be unveiled that day is radical not only as a result of on-site electronics, but also thanks to a computer algorithm , responsible for resting fallen victims next to each other based on affiliation, not the alphabet. Victims will be grouped by employer, but also by their friendships — before the towers fell, and now for generations to come. Algorithm places September 11th victims next to friends at 9/11 Memorial originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 May 2011 11:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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