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'''Worker bee''' (or '''lonely bee'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://codercontest.com/mniemiec/objname.htm#L|title=Life Objects Sorted by Name (L)|author=Mark D. Niemiec|accessdate=May 1, 2009}}</ref>) is a {{period|9}} [[oscillator]] and was found by [[David Buckingham]] in {{year|1972}}. Unlike the similar [[snacker]], the worker bee produces no accessible [[spark]]s (note the generated monominos), and is thus not considered to be very important. Like the snacker, the worker bee is extensible - it is, in fact, a finite version of the infinite oscillator which consists of six ''on'' cells and two ''off'' cells alternating along a line.
'''Worker bee''' (or '''lonely bee'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://codercontest.com/mniemiec/objname.htm#L|title=Life Objects Sorted by Name (L)|author=Mark D. Niemiec|accessdate=May 1, 2009}}</ref>) is a {{period|9}} [[oscillator]] and was found by [[David Buckingham]] in {{year|1972}}.<ref>{{CiteHickersonOscillators|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref> Unlike the similar [[snacker]], the worker bee produces no accessible [[spark]]s (note the generated monominos), and is thus not considered to be very important. Like the snacker, the worker bee is extensible - it is, in fact, a finite version of the infinite oscillator which consists of six ''on'' cells and two ''off'' cells alternating along a line.


This oscillator first appeared [[semi-natural]]ly in April {{year|2015}}, in a [[symmetric]] [[soup]] submitted to [[Catagolue]] by [[Dave Greene]].<ref name="post18947" />
This oscillator first appeared [[semi-natural]]ly in April {{year|2015}}, in a [[symmetric]] [[soup]] submitted to [[Catagolue]] by [[Dave Greene]].<ref name="post18947" />

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Pattern type Oscillator
Number of cells 34
Bounding box 16 × 11
Period 9 (mod: 9)
Heat 15.6
Volatility 0.66 | 0.66
Kinetic symmetry Unspecified
Discovered by David Buckingham
Year of discovery 1972

Worker bee (or lonely bee[1]) is a period-9 oscillator and was found by David Buckingham in 1972.[2] Unlike the similar snacker, the worker bee produces no accessible sparks (note the generated monominos), and is thus not considered to be very important. Like the snacker, the worker bee is extensible - it is, in fact, a finite version of the infinite oscillator which consists of six on cells and two off cells alternating along a line.

This oscillator first appeared semi-naturally in April 2015, in a symmetric soup submitted to Catagolue by Dave Greene.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mark D. Niemiec. "Life Objects Sorted by Name (L)". Retrieved on May 1, 2009.
  2. ↑ Dean Hickerson's oscillator stamp collection. Retrieved on March 14, 2020.
  3. ↑ Dave Greene (April 23, 2015). Re: Soup search results (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
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