Forget Wolfram, try True Knowledge.

A lot of people have been making a fuss about the new Wolfram Alpha search engine. Frankly, I'm underwhelmed. It does some things very well, but it does most things horribly. For general questions, you're much better off with www.trueknowledge.com.

Consider the question "When did Bob Hope turn 100?"

Wolfram says:

Wolfram|Alpha isn't sure what to do with your input.

Related inputs to try:

People: bob hope Units: turn

True Knowledge says:

Sorry, I don't know the answer to that question.

Your question

I think that Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG (May 29, 1903 - July 27, 2003), the British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies is or was the age 100 years. When did this become true?

The downside of trueknowledge is that you have to sign up for an account and give them an email address to do so. But the answers are just sooooo much better.