Thunderbird
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| Thunderbird | |||||||||||
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| Pattern type | Methuselah | ||||||||||
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| Number of cells | 6 | ||||||||||
| Bounding box | 3×5 | ||||||||||
| MCPS | 7 | ||||||||||
| Lifespan | 243 generations | ||||||||||
| Final population | 46 | ||||||||||
| L/I | 40.5 | ||||||||||
| F/I | 7.7 | ||||||||||
| F/L | 0.189 | ||||||||||
| L/MCPS | 34.7 | ||||||||||
| Discovered by | Hugh Thompson | ||||||||||
| Year of discovery | 1971 | ||||||||||
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Thunderbird is a methuselah that stabilizes after 243 generations.[1] It was discovered by Hugh Thompson in 1971 during his investigation of six-bit patterns, and named due to later resemblance to the indian emblem.[2]
Its stable pattern has 46 cells and consists of four blinkers, four beehives and two boats.
Image gallery
Generation 243
See also
References
- ↑ Gardner, M. (1983). "The Game of Life, Parts I-III". Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements: 246, W.H. Freeman.
- ↑ Robert Wainwright (December 1971). "Lifeline Volume 4". Lifeline page 5.
External links
- Thunderbird at the Life Lexicon
