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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.
Apr 14, 2020 · John Horton Conway, a legendary mathematician who stood out for his love of games and for bringing mathematics to the masses, died on Saturday, April 11, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, from complications related to COVID-19. He was 82.
May 23, 2020 · A tribute to the versatile mathematician who made influential contributions to number theory, geometry, algebra and game theory. Learn about his discoveries of surreal numbers, Game of Life, Conway groups, Monstrous Moonshine and more.
- Manjul Bhargava
- 2020
Over his long career, John has made significant contributions in a large number of fields, including group theory, number theory, geometry, geometric topology, the theory of games, and theoretical physics. John made major advances in group theory. He was the primary author of the ATLAS of Finite Groups (1986).
Dec 22, 2021 · John Conway was without doubt one of the most celebrated British mathematicians of the last half century. He first gained international recognition in 1968 when he constructed the automorphism grou...
Apr 15, 2020 · John Horton Conway, the English-born Princeton mathematician whose body of work ranged from the rigorously highbrow to the frivolously fun, earning him prizes and a reputation as a creative,...
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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. View nine larger pictures.
