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Although a 50$ cash prize was offered by Conway, the problem remains open as of August 2017. | Although a 50$ cash prize was offered by Conway, the problem remains open as of August 2017. | ||
==Also see== | |||
* [[Grandfather problem]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The unique father problem is the following question, posed by John Conway in 1972 in Lifeline Volume 6,[1] along with the grandfather problem:
- Is there a stable configuration whose only father is itself (with some fading junk some distance away not being counted)?
Although a 50$ cash prize was offered by Conway, the problem remains open as of August 2017.
Also see
References
- ↑ Robert Wainwright (October 1972). Lifeline, vol 6, p. 1.