Wheels, Life, and Other Mathematical Amusements
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| Wheels, Life, and Other Mathematical Amusements | ||
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| Type | Book | |
| Author(s) | Martin Gardner | |
| ISBN | 0716715899 | |
| Link | here | |
Wheels, Life, and Other Mathematical Amusements is a book that was written by Martin Gardner in 1983 that collects together material from his column in Scientific American. The last three chapters of the book contain all of his writings on Conway's Game of Life.
| “ | Because of its analogies with the rise, fall and alterations of a society of living organisms, it belongs to a growing class of what are called ‘simulation games’ – games that resemble real-life processes. To play Life without a computer you need a fairly large checkerboard and a plentiful supply of flat counters of two colors. | ” |
| “ | All over the world mathematicians with computers were writing Life programs. I heard about one mathematician who worked for a large corporation. He had a button concealed under his desk. If he was exploring Life, and someone from management entered the room, he would press the button and the machine would go back to working on some problem related to the company! | ” |
| — Scientific American: Top 10 Martin Gardener Scientific American Articles | ||
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External links
- Wheels, Life, and Other Mathematical Amusements at Amazon.com