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Posted on September 5, 2015 by Siobhan Roberts

A Life in Games: The Playful Genius of John Conway

A Life in Games: The Playful Genius of John Conway

This adaptation from the biography Genius at Play shows how serious advances such as the surreal numbers can spring out of fun and games.

The post A Life in Games: The Playful Genius of John Conway appeared first on WIRED.

CategoriesJohn Conway, mathematics, Quanta Magazine, Science, the game of life

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