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From: scm@onion.cs.reading.AC.UK (Stephen Marsh)
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Subject: Conway's game of LIFE
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Date: Fri, 16-May-86 11:21:15 EDT
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        Here's an enquiry about John Conway's game of LIFE,
a simulation of the birth, life and death of cells placed on
a grid. It was devised about 1970 and was based on the theory
of cellular automata. It became of great interest to a large
number of people after it was discussed by Martin Gardner
in Scientific American (Oct 1970-Mar 1971).

        I would like to know if anyone has done or knows of
any investigation into aspects of the LIFE simulation since
the outburst of interest in 1970. If they have, or know of
any book that contains a (not too theoretical) run-down of
cellular automata, perhaps with reference to LIFE, could they let
me know.

             Many thanks
                                Steve Marsh

scm@onion.cs.reading.uk
Steve Marsh,
Department of Computer Science,
PO BOX 220,
University of Reading,
Whiteknights,
READING  UK.