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{{Person|name=Peter Raynham}} | {{Person|name=Peter Raynham|alma=University of Waterloo|nat=Canadian|res=Canada|inst=N/A}} | ||
'''Peter R. Raynham''' is a [[Conway's Game of Life|Life]] enthusiast who has found several small [[oscillator]]s and wrote the first program designed to search for [[still life]]s. | '''Peter R. Raynham''' is a [[Conway's Game of Life|Life]] enthusiast who has found several small [[oscillator]]s and wrote the first program designed to search for [[still life]]s. | ||
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He also found several [[glider synthesis|glider syntheses]], including the synthesis for [[sidewalk]], and the previous optimal (for twenty years) four-glider synthesis of the [[pentadecathlon]]. | He also found several [[glider synthesis|glider syntheses]], including the synthesis for [[sidewalk]], and the previous optimal (for twenty years) four-glider synthesis of the [[pentadecathlon]]. | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Buckingham's combine]] | |||
{{PatternsFoundBy|name=Peter Raynham}} | {{PatternsFoundBy|name=Peter Raynham}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{LinkNiemiec|lifecred.htm#raynham}} (Life Credits) | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raynham, Peter}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Raynham, Peter}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:56, 9 February 2023
| Peter Raynham | |
| Born | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Residence | Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Institutions | N/A |
| Alma mater | University of Waterloo |
Peter R. Raynham is a Life enthusiast who has found several small oscillators and wrote the first program designed to search for still lifes.
His search program was used to verify the lists of still lifes up to 13 cells that were constructed by Robert Wainwright and David Buckingham, and was used by Buckingham to complete the list up to 14 cells.
He also found several glider syntheses, including the synthesis for sidewalk, and the previous optimal (for twenty years) four-glider synthesis of the pentadecathlon.
See also
Patterns found by Peter Raynham
References
- Peter Raynham at Mark D. Niemiec's Life Page (Life Credits)