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Offline RobertJasiek
 Post subject: R.I.P. John Horton Conway
Post #1 Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 4:13 am 
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John Horton Conway, 1937-12-26 - 2020-04-11 has died from Covid-19, unfortunately. He was a mathematician whose theories also have a significant impact on go theory. His book On Numbers and Games has been a major breakthrough.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Horton_Conway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Horton_Conway

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Offline phillip1882
 Post subject: Re: R.I.P. John Horton Conway
Post #2 Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:13 pm 
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sad to hear. a great math mathematician.
the world is worse from his loss.
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Offline justtysen
 Post subject: Re: R.I.P. John Horton Conway
Post #3 Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 3:14 pm 
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A fitting tribute:
https://xkcd.com/2293/

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Offline Matti
 Post subject: Re: R.I.P. John Horton Conway
Post #4 Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 3:36 am 
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Today a memorial text was published in Helsingin Sanomat in finnish https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000006519400.html.

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