Post Reply 
John Horton Conway - Game of 'Life'
04-12-2020, 03:36 PM
Post: #1
John Horton Conway - Game of 'Life'
...has left us:

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

TomC
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
04-13-2020, 01:41 AM
Post: #2
RE: John Horton Conway - Game of 'Life'
Sad news. The Game of Life was the first program I wrote on my own . . . in PL/I . . . on an IBM 360 . . .

Remember kids, "In a democracy, you get the government you deserve."
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
04-13-2020, 04:41 PM
Post: #3
RE: John Horton Conway - Game of 'Life'
It is a great loss. His books have inspired me for decades.
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
04-13-2020, 04:46 PM
Post: #4
RE: John Horton Conway - Game of 'Life'
Sad indeed. Richard K Guy also passed away last month. Conway and Guy were the co-authors of The Book of Numbers, one of my favorite references. The world of mathematics will be smaller without them.
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
04-13-2020, 08:15 PM
Post: #5
RE: John Horton Conway - Game of 'Life'
(04-13-2020 04:46 PM)John Keith Wrote:  Sad indeed. Richard K Guy also passed away last month. Conway and Guy were the co-authors of The Book of Numbers, one of my favorite references. The world of mathematics will be smaller without them.

Absolutely concur. I became aware of Mr. Conway and his "Game of Life" via Martin Gardner's books on recreational math, and programmed it in every computing device I could lie my hands on in every programming language known to me (including hand-assembled Z80 machine language for the Sinclair ZX81). I was delighted with the "Harvester" and awed at it being Turing-complete. Such delighful moments ...

Same with Mr. Guy and "The Book of Numbers", also a true marvelous piece of both serious and recreational math, I've read it a number of times and use it as a treasure trove for challenge and articles ideas.

Both gentlemen will be sorely missed. My condolences to their families and may them rest in peace.

V.

  
All My Articles & other Materials here:  Valentin Albillo's HP Collection
 
Visit this user's website Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
04-14-2020, 06:36 AM
Post: #6
RE: John Horton Conway - Game of 'Life'
xkcd

[Image: rip_john_conway.gif]

Greetings,
    Massimo

-+×÷ ↔ left is right and right is wrong
Visit this user's website Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
04-17-2020, 04:51 PM
Post: #7
RE: John Horton Conway - Game of 'Life'
For those with Prime's:
https://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-555.html
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 




User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)