It was very interesting. I first didn't realize it was Wolfram's blog. I was split by the tone of the post, which seemed to be comparing the author to Leibniz and which seemed to be a little pompous. It was an interesting bit of history about Leibniz at the end. I found the medal bit hilarious. Not quite as pompous, perhaps, a bit of harmless fun.

Anyhow, for math history buffs out there, if you go to Germany, drop by the Arithmeum in Bonn (http://www.arithmeum.uni-bonn.de/en/home/). It is a fun place to spend an afternoon.