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R.I.P. John Horton Conway

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 4:13 am

by RobertJasiek

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

Re: R.I.P. John Horton Conway

Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:13 pm

by phillip1882

sad to hear. a great math mathematician.
the world is worse from his loss.

Re: R.I.P. John Horton Conway

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 3:14 pm

by justtysen

A fitting tribute:
https://xkcd.com/2293/

Re: R.I.P. John Horton Conway

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 3:36 am

by Matti

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