There's more about at Barricelli at [1], and in a chapter in Turing's Cathedral [2], George Dyson's excellent book about John von Neumann and the making and use

There's more about at Barricelli at [1], and in a chapter in Turing's Cathedral [2], George Dyson's excellent book about John von Neumann and the making and uses of the IAS machine [3] at the Institute for Advanced Study. [1] https://nautil.us/the-computer-maverick-who-modeled-the-evolution-of-life-234936/ https://nautil.us/the-computer-maverick-who-modeled-the-evol... [2] https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/44425/turings-cathedral-by-george-dyson/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/44425/turings-cathe... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAS_machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAS_machine