R.I.P. John Horton Conway

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R.I.P. John Horton Conway

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John Horton Conway, 1937-12-26 - 2020-04-11 has died from Covid-19, unfortunately. He was a mathematician whose theories also have a significant impact on go theory. His book On Numbers and Games has been a major breakthrough.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Horton_Conway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Horton_Conway
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sad to hear. a great math mathematician.
the world is worse from his loss.
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A fitting tribute:
https://xkcd.com/2293/
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Re: R.I.P. John Horton Conway

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Today a memorial text was published in Helsingin Sanomat in finnish https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000006519400.html.
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