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John Horton Conway FRS (26 December 1937 – 11 April 2020) was an English mathematician active in the theory of finite groups, knot theory, number theory, combinatorial game theory and coding theory.He also made contributions to many branches of recreational mathematics, most notably the invention of the cellular automaton called the Game of Life.
Apr 14, 2020 · "John Conway was an amazing mathematician, game wizard, polymath and storyteller who left an indelible mark on everyone he encountered — colleagues, students and beyond — inspiring the popular imagination just as he unraveled some of the deepest mathematical mysteries," said Igor Rodnianski, professor of mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics.
Dec 28, 2020 · Sent by John Horton Conway, then a mathematician at the University of Cambridge, the letter ran 12 pages, typed hunt-and-peck style. Page 9 began with the heading “The game of life.”
Dec 22, 2021 · The early years. John Conway was born in Liverpool on 26 December 1937 to Cyril and Agnes Conway, who already had two daughters. During World War II the city was subjected to one of the most devastating and sustained bombing attacks in Britain and, consequently, as a toddler John was evacuated to Bangor in North Wales.
May 22, 2020 · John Horton Conway, renowned mathematician of legendary creativity, died on 11 April at age 82. Conway's playful approach to mathematics is visible in his game-changing contributions to a wide variety of mathematical fields.
John Conway was born in Liverpool, England on December 26, 1937. John became interested in mathematics at a very early age, reciting the powers of two when he was 4 years old. In elementary school he could calculate the days of the week for any given date, (a skill he later refined into his Doomsday algorithm).
May 23, 2020 · Conway, who was the John von Neumann professor of mathematics at Princeton University before his retirement in 2013, was born in Liverpool, UK, in 1937.
Apr 15, 2020 · John Horton Conway in his office at Princeton University in 1993. He “was a magical mathematician,” a colleague said. Credit... Dith Pran/The New York Times
Apr 11, 2020 · John Conway was an English mathematician who has produced many results in the theory of finite groups, knot theory, number theory, combinatorial game theory and coding theory. He also made many contributions to recreational mathematics, including the Game of Life.
John Conway is a mathematician whose interests run broad and deep, ranging from classical geometry to the 196,884-dimensional Monster group to infinity and beyond. Perhaps his greatest achievement (certainly his proudest achievement) is the invention of new system of numbers, the surreal numbers—a continuum of numbers that include not only real ...
