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康威（Conway）以生命游戏的发明而闻名，生命游戏是[[元胞自动机 Cellular Automata]]的早期实例之一。他在该领域的最初实验是使用笔和纸完成的，远早于个人计算机的出现。

康威（Conway）以生命游戏的发明而闻名，生命游戏是[[元胞自动机 Cellular Automata]]的早期实例之一。他在该领域的最初实验是使用笔和纸完成的，远早于个人计算机的出现。

自1970年马丁·加德纳（Martin Gardner）在“ Scientific American”中推出游戏以来，<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Mathematical Games: The fantastic combinations of John Conway's new solitaire game "Life"|first=Martin|last=Gardner|magazine=Scientific American|volume=223|date=October 1970|pages=120–123}}</ref>它产生了数百个计算机程序，网站和文章。</ref> it has spawned hundreds of computer programs, web sites, and articles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Artificial_Life/Cellular_Automata/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life |title=DMOZ: Conway's Game of Life: Sites |access-date=11 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317103511/http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Artificial_Life/Cellular_Automata/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life/ |archive-date=17 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 它是趣味数学的主要内容。有大量的wiki专门用于管理和分类游戏的各个方面。<ref> [http://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Main_Page LifeWiki] </ ref>在理论上以及在编程和数据显示方面的实践活动一直是计算机实验室的最爱。<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8kUJL04ELA Does John Conway hate his Game of Life?] (video)</ref> 康威有时说他讨厌生命游戏，很大程度上是因为它掩盖了他所做的其他一些更深入，更重要的事情。不过，该游戏确实帮助启动了一个新的数学分支，即[[元胞自动机 Cellular Automata]]领域。<ref>MacTutor History: The game made Conway instantly famous, but it also opened up a whole new field of mathematical research, the field of cellular automata.</ref>

自1970年马丁·加德纳（Martin Gardner）在“ Scientific American”中推出游戏以来，<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Mathematical Games: The fantastic combinations of John Conway's new solitaire game "Life"|first=Martin|last=Gardner|magazine=Scientific American|volume=223|date=October 1970|pages=120–123}}</ref>它产生了数百个计算机程序，网站和文章。<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Artificial_Life/Cellular_Automata/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life |title=DMOZ: Conway's Game of Life: Sites |access-date=11 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317103511/http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Artificial_Life/Cellular_Automata/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life/ |archive-date=17 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 它是趣味数学的主要内容。有大量的wiki专门用于管理和分类游戏的各个方面。<ref> [http://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Main_Page LifeWiki] </ ref>在理论上以及在编程和数据显示方面的实践活动一直是计算机实验室的最爱。<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8kUJL04ELA Does John Conway hate his Game of Life?] (video)</ref> 康威有时说他讨厌生命游戏，很大程度上是因为它掩盖了他所做的其他一些更深入，更重要的事情。不过，该游戏确实帮助启动了一个新的数学分支，即[[元胞自动机 Cellular Automata]]领域。<ref>MacTutor History: The game made Conway instantly famous, but it also opened up a whole new field of mathematical research, the field of cellular automata.</ref>

生命游戏现在被称为“图灵完备 Turing completeness”。<ref>Rendell (2015)</ref><ref name=case>Case (2014)</ref>

生命游戏现在被称为“图灵完备 Turing completeness”。<ref>Rendell (2015)</ref><ref name=case>Case (2014)</ref>