John Conway
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American physicist (born 1959)
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Infinity, Paradoxes, Gödel Incompleteness & the Mathematical Multiverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #488
Lex Fridman
Mathematician known for work on surreal numbers and other foundational topics; discussed as collaborator and innovator.
The Simplest Math Problem No One Can Solve - Collatz Conjecture
Veritasium
created the fract Tran generalization of 3x+1 and proved it is Turing complete.
Math's Fundamental Flaw
Veritasium
Mathematician who created Conway's Game of Life, a zero-player cellular automaton.
Donald Knuth: Programming, Algorithms, Hard Problems & the Game of Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #219
Lex Fridman
Mathematician and creator of the Game of Life. Knuth met him in 1967 and was inspired by his work on knots and numbers. Conway's 'numbers' (later named 'Surreal Numbers' by Knuth) became the inspiration for one of Knuth's books. He was known for dramatic lectures and intricate puzzles.