John Conway

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Mathematician known for work on surreal numbers and other foundational topics; discussed as collaborator and innovator.

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Videos Mentioning John Conway

Infinity, Paradoxes, Gödel Incompleteness & the Mathematical Multiverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #488

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

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

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

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.