Mathematician:John Horton Conway

British-born mathematician noted for his work in group theory and recreational mathematics.

Inventor of The Game of Life.

Nationality
British

History

 * Born: 26 Dec 1937, Liverpool, England

Theorems and Definitions

 * The Game of Life
 * Surreal Numbers
 * Free Will Theorem

Books and Papers

 * 1976: On Numbers And Games
 * 1982: Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays (with Elwyn Berlekamp and Richard K. Guy)
 * 1996: The Book of Numbers (with Richard K. Guy)
 * 2001: (second edition)
 * 2003: (with Derek A. Smith)