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Gardner, chapter 8? I've built one in my childhood. Fortunately, most of Gardner's books were translated to my language and my father bought all of them. I've
by blacklion 4y ago
Gardner, chapter 8?
I've built one in my childhood.
Fortunately, most of Gardner's books were translated to my language and my father bought all of them.
I've re-read these books maybe 10 times each.
- exebook 4y agoWhat was your language? I read two of his books when I was a kid in Russian. Also built the matchbox machine but I think it was playing hexapawn which was too simplistic compared to tic tac toe and a bit disappointing. I couldn't find enough beads and had to use cut matches and pieces of paper as well. And it was quite a story to convince adults to buy me so many matchboxes, I think it was 21. I think this machine and Conway's Life also explained in that book have transformed me.
- blacklion 4y agoRussian, yes. It is miracle, that these USA books were translated in USSR, IMHO. All these brain-teasers, and, yes, of course, Game of Life! I didn't have any beads, but I had about 1m of 100 pairs telco cable, so I've used small pieces of wire in colored insulation as beads :-)
- Pamar 4y agoI could write the same comment - except that I did not really build the machine (also, I am Italian)...