[HN Gopher] The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants [pdf]
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       The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants [pdf]
        
       Author : rg111
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2023-07-24 19:39 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | Jorslu wrote:
       | I love it when computer science, programming, or anything tech
       | related gets related with other disciplines. Botony + Algo(Math?)
       | = Beauty
        
       | kaesve wrote:
       | There is also "The Algorithmic Beauty of Seaweeds, Sponges and
       | Corals"
       | (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-04339-4), and,
       | my personal favorite in the series, "The Algorithmic Beauty of
       | Sea shells"
       | (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-540-92142-4).
       | 
       | I really enjoyed reading the latter last year, because it does a
       | great job slowly building up. By the end, I felt like I didn't
       | just understand the models, but also how the author found them. I
       | can recognize these patterns in nature, and figure out how they
       | were generated.
       | 
       | I spent some time last year implementing all the models described
       | in the book in JS: https://kaesve.nl/projects/shells .
        
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