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The block was one of the patterns described in the original 1970 article by Martin Gardner that introduced the [[Conway's Game of Life|Game of Life]] to the world.
The block was one of the patterns described in the original 1970 article by Martin Gardner that introduced the [[Conway's Game of Life|Game of Life]] to the world.
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==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:30, 23 April 2009

Block
x = 2, y = 2, rule = B3/S23 2o$2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 3 ZOOM 21 HEIGHT 400 SUPPRESS ]]
Pattern type Strict still life
Number of cells 4
Bounding box 2 × 2
Discovered by John Conway
Year of discovery 1970

Block is an extremely well-known and common still life that was found by John Conway in 1970. In terms of its 4 cells it is tied with tub as the smallest still life, and in terms of its 2×2 bounding box it is the outright the smallest. It is also the most common still life, occurring almost twice as often as beehive, the next most common still life.[1]

The block was one of the patterns described in the original 1970 article by Martin Gardner that introduced the Game of Life to the world.

See also

References

  1. Achim Flammenkamp (September 7, 2004). "Most seen natural occurring ash objects in Game of Life". Retrieved on January 15, 2009.

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