Wolfram announces the simplest possible turing machine is universal

This is pretty incredible stuff, and if you believe in the ideas of A New Kind of Science, a big deal towards showing that they really are on to something!

 

http://blog.wolfram.com/2007/10/the_prize_is_won_the_simplest.html?lid=title

 

Also check out Wolframs work on Numb3rs:

http://blog.wolfram.com/2007/09/wolfram_research_goes_to_holly.html?lid=title

 

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