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From: ara@LOM1.MATH.YALE.EDU (Allan Adler)
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Subject: LIFE
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Date: 16 Dec 89 23:50:51 GMT
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I heard many years ago that Conway's game of Life can be used to make a
universal turing machine. Does anyone know where a proof has been published ?
Please reply to me directly since I don't subscribe to this list. Thanks.

Allan Adler
ara@lom1.math.yale.edu