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George Dyson: There's Plenty of Room at the Top: Long-term Thinking About Large-scale Computing

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Pioneering Minds: Computing Meets Biology

This chapter explores the early days of computing in meteorology and astrophysics, emphasizing the innovative clashes of technology with scientific inquiry in the 1950s. It highlights a mathematical biologist's ambitious computer simulation of genetic evolution, drawing parallels between biological codes and computer programming. The narrative reflects on the intertwined evolution of computational systems and life, suggesting that both realms may soon recognize their shared existence.

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