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I believe it's out of print now, but if you can find it, check out "The Recursive Universe" by William Poundstone. It centers around Conway's Game of Life, but

I believe it's out of print now, but if you can find it, check out "The Recursive Universe" by William Poundstone. It centers around Conway's Game of Life, but every other chapter branches out to draw connections with other topics, like biology, information theory, and thermodynamics.

jlarocco 10y ago
Dover started republishing it a few years ago and it's even available on Kindle. Definitely a fun read and worth the $10 and the couple evenings it takes to read.
uuuuuu 10y ago
This book made a deep impact on my worldview.