Eli5: What’s the significance of Conway’s Game Of Life?

Question

I know about it, I’ve seen videos of it, but I have no idea how it works, or why it’s important. I mainly don’t get why it’s become to infamous.

In: Mathematics

Answer 1

If you are wondering, why hasn’t anyone applied this concept to a real theory of the unvierse? Complexity arising from simplicity? Replicating patterns? Well someone of course, did: [https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2020/04/finally-we-may-have-a-path-to-the-fundamental-theory-of-physics-and-its-beautiful/](https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2020/04/finally-we-may-have-a-path-to-the-fundamental-theory-of-physics-and-its-beautiful/)