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Cellular automata#

Elementary 1D cellular automata (Wolfram rule numbering) and Conway’s Game of Life. An animation runs Gosper’s glider gun.

Elementary cellular automata and Conway’s Game of Life

Elementary cellular automata and Conway's Game of Life

Animated: Conway’s Game of Life and the Gosper glider gun

Animated: Conway's Game of Life and the Gosper glider gun

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