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{{Person | {{Person | ||
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'''Michael Simkin''' is a [[Conway's Game of Life|Life]] enthusiast who has contributed to various fields of Conway's Game of Life research. | '''Michael Simkin''' is a [[Conway's Game of Life|Life]] enthusiast who has contributed to various fields of Conway's Game of Life research. | ||
He constructed the [[Caterloopillar]], an [[engineered spaceship]] which can be [[adjustable spaceship|adjusted]] to travel at an infinite number of [[orthogonal]] speeds. | He constructed the [[Caterloopillar]], an [[engineered spaceship]] which can be [[adjustable spaceship|adjusted]] to travel at an infinite number of [[orthogonal]] speeds. It won the [[Pattern of the Year]] competition for 2016, beating the [[copperhead]] by a small margin.{{POTYReference|2016}} | ||
He also found [[switch engine ping-pong]] | He also found [[switch engine ping-pong]], formerly the smallest pattern exhibiting quadratic growth, and the [[Simkin glider gun]], which is the smallest known gun and was the runner-up in the [[Pattern of the Year]] competition for 2015.{{POTYReference|2015}} | ||
He contributes to the ConwayLife.com forums under the username "simsim314." | He contributes to the ConwayLife.com forums under the username "simsim314." | ||
Latest revision as of 12:01, 22 March 2022
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Michael Simkin is a Life enthusiast who has contributed to various fields of Conway's Game of Life research.
He constructed the Caterloopillar, an engineered spaceship which can be adjusted to travel at an infinite number of orthogonal speeds. It won the Pattern of the Year competition for 2016, beating the copperhead by a small margin.[1]
He also found switch engine ping-pong, formerly the smallest pattern exhibiting quadratic growth, and the Simkin glider gun, which is the smallest known gun and was the runner-up in the Pattern of the Year competition for 2015.[2]
He contributes to the ConwayLife.com forums under the username "simsim314."
Patterns found by Michael Simkin
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References
- ↑ Alexey Nigin (June 3, 2017). Pattern of the Year 2016 (Results) (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
- ↑ Alexey Nigin (February 11, 2016). Re: Pattern of the Year 2015 (Votes) (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums