alt Hacker NewsThat seems quite a bold eulogy, no?
Isn't he well accomplished, and prolific throughout his life?
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TimorousBestie • yesterday at 5:06 PM
Given that he’s known for priority disputes and legal action over who did what and when, that “well-accomplished” bit should have an asterisk next to it.
http://bactra.org/reviews/wolfram/ is still a classic.
ajb • yesterday at 5:05 PM
He is. But he's also convinced that cellular automata will replace the standard model as the foundation of physics, and that he will therefore be known to history as the third founder of physics after Newton and Einstein.
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Is he?
His last 30 years can be summarized as: "Look at these pictures of cellular automata! I predict that the world can be described with cellular automata like these!"