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Theory Of Self Reproducing Automata
388 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1966
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May 30, 2015
Interesting especially when Neumann compares living organisms and how they self produce to synthetic organisms and how they would self reproduce.
December 31, 2024
von Neumann described a cellular automaton with twenty-nine possible states for each cell and in which every cell is connected to the cell above, below, left, and right (called a “von Neumann” neighborhood)
Relevance today;
Theoretical biology and the origin of life studies.
Robotics and autonomous system design.
Simulation of ecosystems and population dynamics.
Relevance today;
Theoretical biology and the origin of life studies.
Robotics and autonomous system design.
Simulation of ecosystems and population dynamics.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews