Zulip Chat Archive
Stream: general
Topic: John Conway has died
Filip Szczepański (Apr 12 2020 at 01:08):
https://twitter.com/CardColm/status/1249038195880341505
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John Horton Conway has died. Sigh. One of the most unique mathematicians and human beings who ever lived. Five years ago he was game for this April Fool's prank https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/john-conway-reminiscences-about-dr-matrix-and-bourbaki/
- Card Colm Mulcahy (@CardColm)Bryan Gin-ge Chen (Apr 12 2020 at 01:30):
Very sad news. The first math book I ever bought was Conway and Guy's "The Book of Numbers". This also reminds me that I should get back to reviewing #1540...
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