Conway's Game of Life - The Game of Life (or simply Life) is not a game in the conventional sense. There are no players, and no winning or losing. Once the "pieces" are placed in the starting position, the rules determine everything that happens later. Nevertheless, Life is full of surprises! In most cases, it is impossible to look at a starting position (or pattern) and see what will happen in the future. The only way to find out is to follow the rules of the game.
The Tribbles Mission
Your Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) team is investigating the possiblity of life on other planets in our Solar System. MGS became the first successful mission to the "Red Planet" in two decades when it launched November 7, 1996, and entered orbit on September 12, 1997. After a year and a half of trimming its orbit from a looping ellipse to a circular track around the planet, the spacecraft began its prime mapping mission in March 1999. It has observed the planet from a low-altitude, nearly polar orbit over the course of one complete Martian year, the equivalent of nearly two Earth years. Mars Global Surveyor recently completed its primary mission on January 31, 2001, and is now in an extended mission phase.
Links:
Java Script of Conway's Game Online
The Tribbles Enigma
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