The Link Between Half-Life and the Atomic Bomb

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Half-Life
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Half-Life (1998)
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Duration: 14:42
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Computer science and artificial intelligence is linked to many an important event in the 20th century. So let's explore how the AI of Half-Life is linked indirectly to the creation of the atomic bomb.

[00:00] Intro
[00:55] Recap
[02:15] The AI of Half-Life
[04:53] Automata Theory
[08:01] John Von Neumann
[11:54] The Threads of Time
[14:17] Credits

Plus don't forget to check out @AlanZucconi's video all about Conway's Game of Life:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk2MH9O4pXY

Video Footage Shown in this Episode is From the Following:

Atomic Bomb Wipes Out Hiroshima in a Matter of Seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv4VhZy2L5Y

Archive Video of the D-Day Normandy Landings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wg5x5WaZPo

ENIAC: The First Computer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4oGI_dNaPc

Trinity Test HD Colourisation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18ZFUCOT8Xc

Bombe Machine Demonstration by @kyle901
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6178TGqHkH0

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