The Score of Life

John Conway was a mathematician who created a simple game: let shaded-in squares on a grid represent living organisms that follow three rules: The organism survives if it has two or three other organisms next to it.The organism dies if it is surrounded by more than three organisms (due to overpopulation) or less than two organisms (due to isolation).A new organism is born in an empty space surrounded by exactly three organisms (from reproduction). This is called Conways Game of Life, and it is a...