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The Magic Machine: A Handbook of Computer Sorcery
by A. K. Dewdney
ISBN: 0716721252
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DanBC · 2020-12-19 · Original thread
This is one of the trio of great books that Springer Verlag produced around the same time. The other two are The Science of Fractal Images and Beauty of Fractals.

https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9781461283492

https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783540158516

Two other books that I think are good (but which are for general audiences) are AK Dewdney's Magic Machine which has a chapter about L Systems: https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Machine-Handbook-Computer-Sorce...

And Computers, Pattern, Chaos, and Beauty by Clifford Pickover: https://www.amazon.com/Computers-Pattern-Beauty-Clifford-Pic...