001 280 216 398 ↴ . . . . "Von Neumann's goal was to specify an abstract machine which, when run, would replicate itself. In his design, the machine consists of three parts: a 'blueprint' for itself, a mechanism that can read any blueprint and construct the machine (sans blueprint) specified by that blueprint, and a 'copy machine' that can make copies of any blueprint. After the mechanism has been used to construct the machine specified by the blueprint, the copy machine is used to create a copy of that blueprint, and this copy is placed into the new machine, resulting in a working replication of the original machine. Some machines will do this backwards, copying the blueprint and then building a machine. The ability to achieve open-ended evolution lies in the fact that, just as in nature, errors (mutations) in the copying of the genetic tape can lead to viable variants of the automaton, which can then evolve via natural selection." —Wikipedia “Von Neumann Universal Constructor” . . . . #universalconstructors #designedbymachines #printedmatter #publishing #algorithms #typography #graphicdesign #editorialdesign #design #grafik #creativecoding #processing #basiljs #indesign #javascript #p5js https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rsOrhnZGm/?igshid=nj08juxn4cya