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John Horton Conway FRS (26 December 1937 – 11 April 2020) was an English mathematician. He was active in the theory of finite groups , knot theory , number theory , combinatorial game theory and coding theory .
These are lists of works of fiction that have been made into feature films. The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the work’s author and the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest ...
This is a list of works of fiction that have been made into feature films, from S to Z. The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film.
The Symmetries of Things is a book on mathematical symmetry and the symmetries of geometric objects, aimed at audiences of multiple levels. It was written over the course of many years by John Horton Conway, Heidi Burgiel, and Chaim Goodman-Strauss, [1] and published in 2008 by A K Peters.
This is a list of short stories and novellas that have been made into feature films. The title of the work is followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.
On Numbers and Games is a mathematics book by John Horton Conway first published in 1976. [1] The book is written by a pre-eminent mathematician, and is directed at other mathematicians. The material is, however, developed in a playful and unpretentious manner and many chapters are accessible to non-mathematicians.
An update of the classic 1976 book defining the surreal numbers, and exploring their connections to games: John Conway, On Numbers And Games, 2nd ed., 2001, ISBN 1-56881-127-6. An update of the first part of the 1981 book that presented surreal numbers and the analysis of games to a broader audience: Berlekamp, Conway, and Guy, Winning Ways for ...
This is a list of comics or comic strips that have been made into feature films. The title of the work is followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.