BASIC IMAGES

Based on Chapter 2: The Crucial Experiment in A New Kind of Science, these images of cellular automata illustrate some of the core discoveries of NKS.

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Rule 30 - Rule 90 - Rule 110 - Rule 150 - Rule 250 - Rule 254

Rule 30 Rule specification (EPS: 29k) Sequence of steps (EPS: 32k) 25 steps (TIF: 4k) (GIF: 1k) 25 steps with grid (EPS: 31k) 100 steps (TIF: 5k) (GIF: 2k) (as shown) 250 steps (TIF: 10k) (GIF: 10k) 1000 steps (TIF: 86k) (GIF: 156k) 2500 steps (TIF: 500k) (GIF: 967k)

Rule 90 Rule specification (EPS: 29k) Sequence of steps (EPS: 32k) 25 steps (TIF: 4k) (GIF: 1k) 25 steps with grid (EPS: 31k) 100 steps (TIF: 4k) (GIF: 1k) (as shown) 250 steps (TIF: 5k) (GIF: 4k) 1000 steps (TIF: 11k) (GIF: 30k) 2500 steps (TIF: 28k) (GIF: 124k)

Rule 110 Rule specification (EPS: 29k) Sequence of steps (EPS: 32k) 25 steps (TIF: 4k) (GIF: 1k) 25 steps with grid (EPS: 30k) 100 steps (TIF: 4k) (GIF: 1k) (as shown) 250 steps (TIF: 6k) (GIF: 5k) 1000 steps (TIF: 14k) (GIF: 42k) 2500 steps (TIF: 36k) (GIF: 214k)

Rule 150 Rule specification (EPS: 29k) Sequence of steps (EPS: 11k) 25 steps (TIF: 4k) (GIF: 1k) 25 steps with grid (EPS: 31k) 100 steps (TIF: 4k) (GIF: 2k) (as shown) 250 steps (TIF: 5k) (GIF: 5k) 1000 steps (TIF: 14k) (GIF: 51k) 2500 steps (TIF: 37k) (GIF: 225k)

Rule 250 Rule specification (EPS: 11k) Sequence of steps (EPS: 13k) 25 steps (TIF: 4k) (GIF: 1k) 25 steps with grid (EPS: 9k) 100 steps (TIF: 4k) (GIF: 1k) (as shown) 250 steps (TIF: 5k) (GIF: 3k)

Rule 254 Rule specification (EPS: 20k) Sequence of steps (EPS: 13k) 25 steps (TIF: 4k) (GIF: 1k) 25 steps with grid (EPS: 9k) 100 steps (TIF: 4k) (GIF: 1k) (as shown) 250 steps (TIF: 5k) (GIF: 3k)