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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 .
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.
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.
Sturgis Library director Lucy Loomis talks about the 10 most popular books of 2023; We share a brief description for those seeking a good read.
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 ...
Book lovers are in for a treat this year, with a jam-packed slate of upcoming movies and TV series based on best-selling books. Transport yourself to the mythical world of Neil Gaiman’s “The ...
The Tiger’s Apprentice by Lauren Yep. TV show: The Tiger’s Apprentice Release date: Feb. 2 on Paramount+. The Tiger’s Apprentice is a wildly popular fantasy book for kids that has been made ...
The Game of Life, also known as Conway's Game of Life or simply Life, is a cellular automaton devised by the British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970. [1] It is a zero-player game, [2] [3] meaning that its evolution is determined by its initial state, requiring no further input. One interacts with the Game of Life by creating an initial ...