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      • 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.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Horton_ConwayJohn Horton Conway - Wikipedia

    On 11 April 2020, at age 82, he died of complications from COVID-19. [3] Early life and education. Conway was born on 26 December 1937 in Liverpool, the son of Cyril Horton Conway and Agnes Boyce. [2] [4] He became interested in mathematics at a very early age. By the time he was 11, his ambition was to become a mathematician.

  4. www.princeton.edu › news › 2020/04/14Mathematician John Horton Conway, a ‘magical genius’ known ...

    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.

  5. www.nytimes.com › 2020/05/16 › scienceTravels With John Conway, in 258 Septillion Dimensions

    May 16, 2020 · Published May 16, 2020 Updated May 18, 2020. When John Horton Conway, the Princeton “mathemagician” who died in April at age 82, first found fame in the late 1960s and early ’70s, he joined...

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  7. www.nytimes.com › 2020/12/28 › scienceThe Lasting Lessons of John Conway’s Game of Life

    Dec. 28, 2020. In March of 1970, Martin Gardner opened a letter jammed with ideas for his Mathematical Games column in Scientific American. Sent by John Horton Conway, then a mathematician at the...

  8. www.wired.com › story › the-legacy-of-math-luminaryThe Legacy of Math Luminary John Conway, Lost to Covid-19

    Apr 26, 2020 · On April 11, Conway died of Covid-19. The Liverpool, England, native was 82. Conway’s contributions to mathematics were as varied as the stories people tell about him. “Once he shook my hand ...

  9. blogs.scientificamerican.com › observationsRemembering Mathematical Magician John Conway - Scientific ...

    Apr 20, 2020 · It’s a fitting description for Conway, who died April 11 at age 82 from complications of COVID-19. The legendary professor made many contributions to different areas of mathematics, with...

  10. www.nytimes.com › 2020/04/15 › technologyJohn Horton Conway, a ‘Magical Genius’ in Math, Dies at 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 creative,...