That's amazing and I'm now wondering if it influenced the demoscene. In fact I'm specifically thinking of "Intrinsic Gravity" by Still, which has fairly similar concepts going on, especially at the end. It's also one of the best executable demos I've ever seen.

https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=64756

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZxPhDC-r3w