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'''John Conway''' is a professor of Finite Mathematics at Princeton University. | '''John Conway''' is a professor of Finite Mathematics at Princeton University. | ||
| − | Conway invented a cellular automaton game called Life, which was meant to simulate the ecology of one-celled creatures but is mostly a lot of fun. <ref>"Life was invented by the mathematician John Conway in 1970. He choose the rules carefully after trying many other possibilities, some of which caused the cells to die too fast and others which caused too many cells to be born." [http://www.math.com/students/wonders/life/life.html Wonders of Math]</ref> | + | Conway invented a cellular automaton game called ''Life'', which was meant to simulate the ecology of one-celled creatures but is mostly a lot of fun. <ref>"Life was invented by the mathematician John Conway in 1970. He choose the rules carefully after trying many other possibilities, some of which caused the cells to die too fast and others which caused too many cells to be born." [http://www.math.com/students/wonders/life/life.html Wonders of Math]</ref> |
Life is probably the most often programmed [[computer game]] in existence. [ibid] | Life is probably the most often programmed [[computer game]] in existence. [ibid] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Recreational mathematics]] | *[[Recreational mathematics]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:21, July 8, 2007
John Conway is a professor of Finite Mathematics at Princeton University.
Conway invented a cellular automaton game called Life, which was meant to simulate the ecology of one-celled creatures but is mostly a lot of fun. [1]
Life is probably the most often programmed computer game in existence. [ibid]
References
- ↑ "Life was invented by the mathematician John Conway in 1970. He choose the rules carefully after trying many other possibilities, some of which caused the cells to die too fast and others which caused too many cells to be born." Wonders of Math