Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
A short documentary on Conway's Game of Life, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its original publication on the October 1970 issue of Scientific American.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:39 - Conway's Game of Life
00:05:55 - Logic Gates
00:12:31 - Turing Completeness
00:18:14 - Conclusion
00:20:26 - Credits
●●● Credits ●●●
Script, Voice, Editing: Alan Zucconi
Script Supervision: James Donohue
"Life in Life" segment inspired by @mrphlip
Conway patter by xkcd: xkcd.com/2293
Music: Jingle Punks - "Back of the Room Hang"
Music: C418 - "Cat" (Minecraft Volume Alpha)
This video was made possible by the support of many patrons on Patreon.
●●● References ●●●
(1) scientificamerican.com/article/mathematical-games-1970-10
(2) http://cba.mit.edu/events/03.11.ASE/docs/VonNeumann.pdf
(3) conwaylife.com/w/index.php?title=Lifeline_Volume_1
(4) dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/800290.811303
(5) youtube.com/watch?v=SbO0tqH8f5I by @legomasta99
(6) youtube.com/watch?v=_DmtKtKSrag by Devin Danko
(7) doi.org/10.1112/plms/s2-42.1.230
(8) link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4471-0129-1_18
(9) nicolasloizeau.com/gol-computer
(10) codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/88783/build-a-digital-clock-in-conways-game-of-life
(11) theguardian.com/science/2015/jul/23/john-horton-conway-the-most-charismatic-mathematician-in-the-world
●●● Social Links ●●●
🐦 Twitter ► twitter.com/AlanZucconi
💰 Patreon ► patreon.com/AlanZucconi
🌐 Website ► alanzucconi.com
A short documentary on Conway's Game of Life, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its original publication on the October 1970 issue of Scientific American.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:39 - Conway's Game of Life
00:05:55 - Logic Gates
00:12:31 - Turing Completeness
00:18:14 - Conclusion
00:20:26 - Credits
●●● Credits ●●●
Script, Voice, Editing: Alan Zucconi
Script Supervision: James Donohue
"Life in Life" segment inspired by @mrphlip
Conway patter by xkcd: xkcd.com/2293
Music: Jingle Punks - "Back of the Room Hang"
Music: C418 - "Cat" (Minecraft Volume Alpha)
This video was made possible by the support of many patrons on Patreon.
●●● References ●●●
(1) scientificamerican.com/article/mathematical-games-1970-10
(2) http://cba.mit.edu/events/03.11.ASE/docs/VonNeumann.pdf
(3) conwaylife.com/w/index.php?title=Lifeline_Volume_1
(4) dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/800290.811303
(5) youtube.com/watch?v=SbO0tqH8f5I by @legomasta99
(6) youtube.com/watch?v=_DmtKtKSrag by Devin Danko
(7) doi.org/10.1112/plms/s2-42.1.230
(8) link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4471-0129-1_18
(9) nicolasloizeau.com/gol-computer
(10) codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/88783/build-a-digital-clock-in-conways-game-of-life
(11) theguardian.com/science/2015/jul/23/john-horton-conway-the-most-charismatic-mathematician-in-the-world
●●● Social Links ●●●
🐦 Twitter ► twitter.com/AlanZucconi
💰 Patreon ► patreon.com/AlanZucconi
🌐 Website ► alanzucconi.com
