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Gliders

Their small size makes gliders a frequent intermediary in evolving configurations; it is also understandable that glider collisions were among the first Life processes to be studied. It was found that glider collisions of varying complexity could produce all kinds of stable objects as an end product.

 
Figure: A glider advances one square diagonally in four generations.  



Harold V. McIntosh
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