Readings
Nature's Own Software, Chapter 10 in Who Got Einstein's Office, Ed Regis, Perseus Publishing, 1987
“Origins of Randomness In Physical Systems”, S. Wolfram, Phys. Rev. Letters, 55, 449 (1985).
The following selected chapters from "The Recursive Universe: Cosmic Complexity and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge", William Poundstone, 1985.
Cellular Automata and the Edge of Chaos, David Eck web site, Hobart and William Smith Colleges- A terrific web site with an intro to CA's and some very nice Java applets. ,
Competing Book Reviews:
Other Background Reading/Sites
Aspects of Cellular Automata in Art Brian Hoke, Dartmouth, 1996
Fun
with Cellular Automata Don Hopkins