RIP John Conway. Another coronavirus victim, and a huge formative influence on my youth.
I have quite a few memories of him from my Cambridge days, where he was one of the woefully few lecturers who was not just a great mathematician but also a great communicator, who could bring his material to life and always make it fun.
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End of Life
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Re: End of Life
I remember whiling away a few hours, coding and playing the Game of Life which he invented
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sunnyjoe wrote:I remember whiling away a few hours, coding and playing the Game of Life which he invented
At university I wrote a version for the BBC Micro. A fellow student there who also ran a small software house took it on. Sold 1 copy. Never did get paid. Still, if I had, it probably wouldn't have crossed my mind to pay Mr Conway a Royalty although he was credited on the splash screen.
There are, ironically, parallels with the rules of Life and the current adverts / memes showing how Social Distancing helps the coronavirus die out.
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A full month later (yesterday), the BBC get around to featuring him on their obituary programme Last Word. Along with two pop stars and a shrink.
I guess someone more important than me must've expressed disappointment that they failed to feature him at the time.
I guess someone more important than me must've expressed disappointment that they failed to feature him at the time.
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