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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.
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...
May 23, 2020 · John Horton Conway was one of the most versatile mathematicians of the past century, who made influential contributions to group theory, analysis, topology, number theory,...
John made major advances in group theory. He was the primary author of the ATLAS of Finite Groups (1986). This book, which took 15 years to complete, provides basic information about the properties of finite simple groups, which are the basic building blocks of all finite groups.
Apr 28, 2021 · On April 11, 2020, John Horton Conway died of COVID-19 at the age of 82 in New Brunswick, N.J. The areas of research covered by this remarkable mathematician included...
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...
May 22, 2020 · John Horton Conway, renowned mathematician of legendary creativity, died on 11 April at age 82. Conway's playful approach to mathematics is visible in his game-changing contributions to a wide variety of mathematical fields.
