John Horton Conway
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Mathematician known for Conway's Game of Life and for his unique way of thinking about proofs and mathematical systems, including generalizations of the Collatz problem.
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Videos Mentioning John Horton Conway
Jordan Ellenberg: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Shapes and Geometries | Lex Fridman Podcast #190
Lex Fridman
A brilliant mathematician, known for Game of Life and surreal numbers, whose personality was deeply intertwined with his mathematics.
Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #472
Lex Fridman
Mathematician known for Conway's Game of Life and for his unique way of thinking about proofs and mathematical systems, including generalizations of the Collatz problem.
Lee Cronin: Origin of Life, Aliens, Complexity, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #269
Lex Fridman
A mathematician who took on Von Neumann's idea of cellular automata and developed Conway's Game of Life.