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John Horton Conway
John Horton Conway
FRS
(; born 26 December 1937) is an English mathematician active in the theory of
finite groups
,
knot theory
,
number theory
,
combinatorial game theory
and
coding theory
. He has also contributed to many branches of
recreational mathematics
, notably the invention of the
cellular automaton
called the
Game of Life
. Conway is currently Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at
Princeton University
in
New Jersey
.
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