Interesting cite [OP's #5] from the paper (while searching for Wolfram :-)<p>E. F. Codd was doing CAs in late 60s. What an impressive mind:
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codd%27s_cellular_automaton" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codd%27s_cellular_automaton</a>