8/9/2023 0 Comments Conway game of life stable![]() After his invention was published titled “ Mathematical Games” he got more readers than he had ever imagined. ![]() His idea deeply inspired Conway and he invented Conway Game of Life that imitated Von Neumann’s machine.Ĭonway told about his game to Martin Gardner, the person who used to run the Mathematical Game column in the Scientific American for 25-30 years. He thought to develop such machines that could replicate itself similar to DNA and RNA present in humans. His theory included smelting of iron ore present in Mars that would provide sufficient oxygen to sustain human life although not enough. His idea was to send some machines to Mars to create an atmosphere suitable for survival and then bring in humans. ![]() Neumann was interested in colonizing humans on a different planet. John was working on the Cellular Automata or self-replicating machines. John Von Neumann, an American Mathematician inspired Conway. Tracing the History for Conway Game of LifeĪlthough the game was developed in 1970, its foundation was laid much before. Conway motivation is derived from a book called Automata Studies that consists of interesting things related to automatic machines. He only came across a computer with a screen, the PDP(Programmed Data Processor) eighth, and the PDP seventh. The most astonishing fact is that the game was developed when there were no actual computers. It was invented by John Horton Conway, a professor of Finite Mathematics at Princeton University around 1970 ( during that time he was studying mathematics at Cambridge University) henceforth known as Conway Game of Life.Ī game that took 18 months of thinking became a sensation when it was described in 1970 in Scientific American. Game of life ( simply life) is a decent simulation of real living things in such a simple way. What could be more complicated than your own life? You would not believe me if I told you that it is just a game. “This month we consider Conway’s latest brainchild, a fantastic solitaire pastime he calls life.” Martin Gardener, October 1970 Scientific American
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