The following pattern which occurs
at generation 20 of the B-heptomino.
The name is commonly ascribed to the Herschel heptomino's
similarity to a planetary symbol. William Herschel discovered Uranus
in 1781. However, in point of fact a Herschel bears no particular
resemblance to either of the symbols used for Uranus, but does
closely resemble the symbol for Saturn. So the appropriate name might
actually be "Huygens", but "Herschel" is now universally used by
tradition.
The Game of Life is not your typical computer game. It is a cellular
automaton, and was invented by Cambridge mathematician John Conway.
This game became widely known when it was mentioned in an article
published by Scientific American in 1970. It consists of a grid of
cells which, based on a few mathematical rules, can live, die or
multiply. Depending on the initial conditions, the cells form various
patterns throughout the course of the game.
Rules
For a space that is populated:
Examples
Each cell with one or no neighbors dies, as if by solitude.
Each cell with four or more neighbors dies, as if by
overpopulation.
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