25 Jul
1999
25 Jul
'99
2:27 p.m.
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone knows when John Conway invented "life". The
best I've found on the web is "1960s".
But...I just saw a movie, "Ocean's Eleven" (starring Frank Sinatra and the
rest of the Rat Pack) ... and I'd swear that the start of the credits looks a lot
like a run of life (i.e., several generations of display in the cellular automata
game) at the beginning, which then segues into pseudo-Vegas neon signs.
The movie is credited as being in 1960.
thanks,
Stan Sieler
sieler(a)allegro.com