Andrew J. Wade
| Andrew J. Wade | |
| Born | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Residence | Canada |
| Nationality | Unknown |
| Institutions | Unknown |
| Alma mater | University of Waterloo |
Andrew J. Wade is a Life enthusiast who made a name for himself when he discovered a self-replicating spaceship pattern, named Gemini, in the Game of Life between December 2009 and May 2010. This pattern is an oblique spaceship that can be made to travel at any rational slope (except for 1).
He has also created a version of the game in assembly code, and the spaceship search program LSSS.
Another significant contribution was the creation in 2021 of an ash-clearing design prototype, creating a plausible demonstration of a mechanism by which a Life replicator might be able to successfully clear out a large area of space in an old Life universe filled with settled ash.[1] This raises the possibility that some Life patterns might be able to replicate successfully in the long term, starting from Sparse Life initial conditions for example, not just starting from an otherwise empty Life universe.
Education
Andrew obtained a B.Sc. (Honours) in Physics from the University of Waterloo in 2001.
Personal life
Andrew J. Wade lives in Toronto, Ontario with his life partner. He has one child. He does no dishes and will do none for the foreseeable future.
References
- ↑ Andrew J. Wade (July 25, 2021). Clearing Ash (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
Patterns found by Andrew J. Wade
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