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John Horton Conway

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. He also made contributions to many branches of recreational mathematics, most notably the invention of the cellular automaton called the Game of Life. Born and raised in Liverpool, Conway spent the first half of his career at the University of Cambridge before moving to the United States, where he held the John von Neumann Professorship at Princeton University for the rest of his career. On 11 April 2020, at age 82, he died of complications from COVID-19. (Wikipedia).

John Horton Conway
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The Legendary John Conway (1937-2020) - Numberphile Podcast

We pay tribute to John Horton Conway - with clips from the man himself, plus contributions from Siobhan Roberts, David Eisenbud, Colm Mulcahy and Tony Padilla. Genius at Play by Siobhan Roberts - https://amzn.to/34ExQ4I John Conway Numberphile Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?

From playlist The Numberphile Podcast

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John Conway Circle Theorem Proof

An original dynamic proof of the late John Conway's Circle Theorem. Sadly, John died in 2020 from Covid 19. He has been described by fellow Mathematicians as a creative genius.

From playlist Summer of Math Exposition 2 videos

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O'Reilly Webcast: Machine Learning for Hackers

We'll introduce programmers to two of the most common tools in the machine learning toolkit: linear regression and logistic regression. We'll show how these two tools let you make a first pass at solving almost any machine learning problem you might face. About John Myles White John Myle

From playlist O'Reilly Webcasts 2

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Wolframs Theory Of The Universe Project

Last weeks, John Conway passed away. In close proximity, two former physicist - Steven Wolfram and Eric Weinstein - released material warily tied to the hope of explaining the universe! This video is a popular overview of a popular blog post Mr. Wolfram posted yesterday. You can find all

From playlist Programming

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People of Science with Brian Cox - Professor Joanna Haigh on Lewis Fry Richardson

Joanna Haigh talks to Brian Cox about mathematician and physicist, Lewis Fry Richardson, and discusses his groundbreaking concept of a ‘weather forecasting factory’. Find out more about Lewis Fry Richardson in our Google Arts and Culture exhibit: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/

From playlist People of Science with Brian Cox

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The Brain of John Conway (and his Amazing Tongue) - Numberphile

Conway Biography --- Genius at Play More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Amazon (US): http://bit.ly/GeniusAtPlayUS Amazon (UK): http://bit.ly/GeniusAtPlayUK Thanks to Siobhan Roberts and her team for the film: "Conway's Memento Mori" Numberphile with Conway: http://bit.ly/Con

From playlist John Conway on Numberphile

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Who was Newton?

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From playlist Science Unplugged: Physics

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Remembering John Conway - Part 8

Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians - BAAM! with Gathering 4 Gardner - G4G present Remembering John Conway Mathematician John Horton Conway died of COVID-19 on April 11, 2020. On April 25th, the Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians (BAAM!) hosted an informal Zoom session to share memories

From playlist Tributes & Commemorations

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Remembering John Conway - Part 3

Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians - BAAM! with Gathering 4 Gardner - G4G present Remembering John Conway Mathematician John Horton Conway died of COVID-19 on April 11, 2020. On April 25th, the Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians (BAAM!) hosted an informal Zoom session to share memories

From playlist Tributes & Commemorations

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Indestructible Numbers & Conway's Powertrain | MegaFavNumbers

John Conway's Powertrain and the Indestructible numbers explained. The two Indestructible numbers are: 2592 24547284284866560000000000 Read "Alex's Adventures in Numberland" by Alex Bellos for more interesting math stuff like these. My MegaFavNumber is 24547284284866560000000000 #MegaFa

From playlist MegaFavNumbers

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Remembering John Conway - Part 4

Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians - BAAM! with Gathering 4 Gardner - G4G present Remembering John Conway Mathematician John Horton Conway died of COVID-19 on April 11, 2020. On April 25th, the Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians (BAAM!) hosted an informal Zoom session to share memories

From playlist Tributes & Commemorations

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Life, Death and the Monster (John Conway) - Numberphile

Acclaimed mathematician John H. Conway speaks about the mystery he'd most like to solve. Conway playlist: http://bit.ly/ConwayNumberphile More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Monster Group video: http://youtu.be/jsSeoGpiWsw More John Conway videos, including Game of Life stuff

From playlist Director's Cut on Numberphile

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2020's Biggest Breakthroughs in Math and Computer Science

For mathematicians and computer scientists, 2020 was full of discipline-spanning discoveries and celebrations of creativity. We'd like to take a moment to recognize some of these achievements. 1. A landmark proof simply titled “MIP* = RE" establishes that quantum computers calculating wit

From playlist Discoveries

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Remembering John Conway - Part 1

Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians - BAAM! with Gathering 4 Gardner - G4G present Remembering John Conway Mathematician John Horton Conway died of COVID-19 on April 11, 2020. On April 25th, the Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians (BAAM!) hosted an informal Zoom session to share memories

From playlist Tributes & Commemorations

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Tangles, Bangles and Knots with John Conway [2012]

John Conway is a prolific mathematician who researches the theory of finite groups, knot theory, number theory, combinatorial game theory and coding theory. He has also contributed to many branches of recreational mathematics, notably the invention of the cellular automaton called the Game

From playlist Mathematics

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Remembering John Conway - Part 5

Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians - BAAM! with Gathering 4 Gardner - G4G present Remembering John Conway Mathematician John Horton Conway died of COVID-19 on April 11, 2020. On April 25th, the Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians (BAAM!) hosted an informal Zoom session to share memories

From playlist Tributes & Commemorations

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Remembering John Conway - Part 2

Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians - BAAM! with Gathering 4 Gardner - G4G present Remembering John Conway Mathematician John Horton Conway died of COVID-19 on April 11, 2020. On April 25th, the Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians (BAAM!) hosted an informal Zoom session to share memories

From playlist Tributes & Commemorations

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Remembering John Conway - Full Video

Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians - BAAM! with Gathering 4 Gardner - G4G present Remembering John Conway Mathematician John Horton Conway died of COVID-19 on April 11, 2020. On April 25th, the Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians (BAAM!) hosted an informal Zoom session to share memories

From playlist Tributes & Commemorations

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Remembering John Conway - Part 6

Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians - BAAM! with Gathering 4 Gardner - G4G present Remembering John Conway Mathematician John Horton Conway died of COVID-19 on April 11, 2020. On April 25th, the Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians (BAAM!) hosted an informal Zoom session to share memories

From playlist Tributes & Commemorations

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