The Lasting Lessons of John Conway’s Game of Life

The Lasting Lessons of John Conway’s Game of Life - The New York Times

In March of 1970, Martin Gardner opened a letter jammed with ideas for his Mathematical Games column in Scientific American. Sent by John Horton Conway, then a mathematician at the University of Cambridge, the letter ran 12 pages, typed hunt-and-peck style.

The Lasting Lessons of John Conway’s Game of Life - The New York Times

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