John Winston Garth

John Winston Garth is a computer scientist from the small town of Athens, Alabama. One day, he woke to the surprise of strangers pinging him on the internet. He had discovered a pattern in Conway's Game of Life! Later that month, a 50th-anniversary article about Conway's Game of Life was published in The New York Times, featuring the pattern with his name beside it. Not bad!

Conway's Game of Life appeals to John Winston because of its delicate nature. Most patterns devolve into chaos, but within the infinite combinations lies hidden order. Creatures, which appear organic, finding a balance within a 2D environment. Examples of life that existed before life itself! John Winston hopes to inspire and spark meaningful experiences in the minds of others through the display of his pattern.

Other than that, John Winston enjoys playing chess and backgammon, driving through the country-side, and observing through his telescope in dark skies.