[comp.theory.cell-automata] LIFE

brian@ms.uky.edu (Brian Sturgill) (04/09/88)

I am looking for references to alternate rules for the birth and death
of cells in the game Life.

Brian
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wcalvin@well.UUCP (William Calvin) (04/10/88)

See the book by William Poundhouse, THE RECURSIVE UNIVERSE (Wm. Morrow
1985).

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ara@LOM1.MATH.YALE.EDU (Allan Adler) (12/17/89)

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
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