I was inspired by Stephen Wolfram's A New Kind of Science. If I understand correctly, one of the main themes of the book is that whereas the main tool in science used to be mathematics (in particular, systems of partial differential equations), the main tool will soon be computer science (in particular, cellular automata).
Edit: It has been pointed out in the comments below that the book is controversial. I quote a review by Scott Aaronson:
[W]ere the book more cautious in its claims and more willing to acknowledge previous work, it would likely be easier for readers to assess what it does offer: a cellular-automaton-based perspective on existing ideas in science.