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Conway, B. E. and Barradas, R. G., Transactions of the Symposium on Electrode Processes, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 299 (1961)... 

Perhaps the most widely known C A is the game of Life, invented by John H. Conway, and popularized extensively by Martin Gardner in his Mathematical Games department in Scientific American in the early 1970s (see, for example, [gardnei 70]). 

The simplest binary valued CA proven to be computation universal is John Conway s two-dimensional Life rule, about which we will have much to say later in this chapter. Many of the key ingredients necessary to prove universality, however, such as sets of propagating structures out of which analogs of conventional hardware components (i.e., wires, gates and memory) may be explicitly constructed, appear, at least in principle, to be supported by certain one-dimensional rules as well. The most basic component required is a mechanism for transporting localized packets of information from one part of the lattice to another i.e., particle-like persistent propagating patterns, whose presence is usually indicative of class c4 behavior. 

The formal study of CA really began not with the simpler one-dimensional systems discussed in the previous section but with von Neumann s work in the 1940 s with self-reproducing two-dimensional CA [vonN66]. Such systems also gained considerable publicity (as well as notoriety ) in the 1970 s with John Conway s introduction of his Life rule and its subsequent popularization by Martin Gardner in his Scientific American Mathematical Games department [gardner83] (see section 3.4-4). 

IILifeiilie. A Quarterly Newsletter for Enthusiasts of John Conway s game of Li/e, edited by Robert Wainwright, s 1-11, 1971-1973 available on the internet at URL address http //members.aol.com/ lifeline/life/ lifepage.htm. See also Time magazine, January 21, 1974 The game of Life, which is a lively account of hackers versus serious computer time. 

Conway, C. (1998). Strategies for Mentoring. John Whey and Sons. 

The introduction of the Game of Life, developed by John Conway, ignited a burst of interest in CA models in the 1970s. At that stage, they were regarded mainly as a curiosity and few researchers anticipated that there would be much direct application for them in the physical and life sciences. Steven Wolfram s work in the 1980s on the use of CA in physics3 established the method as one with potential in many scientific problems and since then numerous scientific applications have appeared. 

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A. Katchalsky, Z. Alexandrovicz, and O. Kedem, Polyelectrolyte Solutions in Chemical Physics of Ionic Solutions, B. E. Conway and R. G. Barradas, eds., John Wiley, New York, 1966, p. 295. 

Conway Pierce, coauthor of the first four editions of the book and coauthor of the first four editions ofQuantitative Analysis, published by John Wiley Sons, died December 23, 1974, Professor Pierce was a valued friend, a stimulating teacher, and an original researcher whose contributions to chemistry and chemical education spanned more than fifty years. I hope that this edition of the book reflects the everchanging outlook of general chemistry while retaining the simple, direct, and clear expression for which Conway Pierce was noted. 

Ito, Y., W.D. Conway, and Y. Ato, Editors High-Speed Countercurrent Chromatography (Chemical Analysis. Vol. 132) John Wiley Sons, New York, NY, 1995. Kenneth, W.W., R,E Davis, and PM. Larry General Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis, 6th Edition, Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia, PA, 1999. Kohlmann, F. Electrical Conductivity Measurements, in Process/lndustrial Instruments Controls Handbook, D.M. Considine, Editor, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1993. 

M. Maillard, A. Marston, and K. Hostettmann, High speed counter current chromatography of natural products, in High-Speed Counter Current Chromatography (Y. Ito and W. D. Conway, eds.). Chemical Analysis Series Vol. 32 John Wiley Sons, New York, 1995, pp. 179-218. 

High-Speed Countercurrent Chromatography Ito, Y., Conway, W.D., Eds. John Wiley Sons New York, 1996. 

Edited by John D. Barrow, Simon Conway Morris, Stephen J. Freeland and Charles L. Harper, Jr. 

Electrochemistry—Collected works. I. Bockris, John O M. ed. II. Conway, B. E. ed. (Series Modern aspects series of chemistry)... 

Katchalsky A, Alexandrowicz Z, Kedem O. Polyelectrolyte solutions. Chemical physics of ionic solutions. In Conway BE, Barradas RG, eds. New York John Wiley, 1966 295-346. 

A Katchalsky, Z Alexandrowicz, O Kedem. Polyelectrolyte solutions. In BE Conway, RG Barradas, eds. Chemical Physics of Ionic Solution. New York John Wiley, 1996 295-346. 

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