Chris Langton

Chris Langton is an American computer scientist best known for his work on artificial life, a field that studies life-like behaviors in computer simulations. He is particularly noted for creating the Langton's Ant, a simple program that illustrates complex behavior arising from simple rules. This ant moves on a grid, turning and changing the color of tiles it visits, leading to unexpected patterns despite its straightforward instructions. Langton's work has helped to explore the principles of emergence and self-organization in systems, contributing to our understanding of complexity in both biological and artificial environments.