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'''Ralph William Gosper, Jr.''' (born 1943, commonly known as '''Bill Gosper'''), is an American mathematician and programmer who found some of the first complex and interesting constructed [[pattern]]s in the [[Conway's Game of Life|Game of Life]]. | '''Ralph William Gosper, Jr.''' (born 1943, commonly known as '''Bill Gosper'''), is an American mathematician and programmer who found some of the first complex and interesting constructed [[pattern]]s in the [[Conway's Game of Life|Game of Life]]. | ||
He found the first known (and still most well-known) [[shuttle]] [[oscillator]]s: [[queen bee shuttle]], [[twin bees shuttle]] and [[centinal]]. Based on the queen bee shuttle, he created by far his most well-known pattern, the [[Gosper glider gun]]. The Gosper glider gun was not only | He found the first known (and still most well-known) [[shuttle]] [[oscillator]]s: [[queen bee shuttle]], [[twin bees shuttle]] and [[centinal]]. Based on the queen bee shuttle, he created by far his most well-known pattern, the [[Gosper glider gun]]. The Gosper glider gun was not only the first [[gun]] to be discovered, but also the first known finite pattern to exhibit [[infinite growth]] of any kind. He also found some of the other earliest known guns, including [[new gun 1]] and [[new gun 2]], and the first first known [[puffer]]s, [[puffer 1]] and [[puffer 2]]. | ||
Gosper also created the extremely important [[HashLife]] algorithm for simulating [[Life-like cellular automata]]. | Gosper also created the extremely important [[HashLife]] algorithm for simulating [[Life-like cellular automata]]. | ||
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| Born | 1943 | |
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| Residence | Unknown | |
| Nationality | American | |
| Institutions | Unknown | |
| Alma mater | MIT | |
Ralph William Gosper, Jr. (born 1943, commonly known as Bill Gosper), is an American mathematician and programmer who found some of the first complex and interesting constructed patterns in the Game of Life.
He found the first known (and still most well-known) shuttle oscillators: queen bee shuttle, twin bees shuttle and centinal. Based on the queen bee shuttle, he created by far his most well-known pattern, the Gosper glider gun. The Gosper glider gun was not only the first gun to be discovered, but also the first known finite pattern to exhibit infinite growth of any kind. He also found some of the other earliest known guns, including new gun 1 and new gun 2, and the first first known puffers, puffer 1 and puffer 2.
Gosper also created the extremely important HashLife algorithm for simulating Life-like cellular automata.
Patterns found by Bill Gosper
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References
- "Life Credits". Mark D. Niemiec. Retrieved on May 22, 2009.
External links
- Bill Gosper at Wikipedia
- Homepage of Bill Gosper