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He contributed the three historical articles that begin [[Game of Life Cellular Automata]]: ''Conway's Life'', ''Life's still lifes'' and ''A zoo of Life forms''. He also coined the term [[spacefiller]]. | He contributed the three historical articles that begin [[Game of Life Cellular Automata]]: ''Conway's Life'', ''Life's still lifes'' and ''A zoo of Life forms''. He also coined the term [[spacefiller]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 22:46, 19 May 2023
| Harold McIntosh | |
| Born | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Died | November 30, 2015 |
| Residence | deceased |
| Nationality | American |
| Institutions | Universidad Autónoma de Puebla |
| Alma mater | Cornell University, Uppsala University |
Harold V. McIntosh was a mathematical physicist whose wide-ranging interests included cellular automata and the application of computers to the study of such. He was an early advocate of the use of microcomputers to explore Life.
He contributed the three historical articles that begin Game of Life Cellular Automata: Conway's Life, Life's still lifes and A zoo of Life forms. He also coined the term spacefiller.
See also
External links
- Physics Today/6 Dec 2015 in People & History--Harold V. McIntosh
- Harold Varner McIntosh at the Mathematics Genealogy Project