Breeder 1

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Breeder 1
Breeder 1 image
Pattern type Breeder
Number of cells 4060
Bounding box 749×338
Discovered by Bill Gosper
Year of discovery Unknown

Breeder 1, or Lobster, is the first breeder, and in fact the first pattern to exhibit quadratic growth, that was found in Conway's Game of Life. It was found by Bill Gosper in the early 1970s.[1] Many smaller patterns, known as spacefillers, have since been found that grow quadratically more quickly.

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Breeder 1 at generation 1000
Breeder 1 at generation 1000

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Breeder 1 evolving for four thousand generations, creating approximately 4,500 gliders

[edit] References

  1. Alan Hensel's lifep.zip pattern collection.
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