The Curious Creativity of John Horton Conway

Year: 2015 Authors: Siobhan Roberts

Core claim

Conway’s mathematical life and explanatory style are presented as artistic, experimental, and best captured through a collaborative narrative form.

Topics

biographical writing, mathematical creativity, meta-biography, 4-dimensional visualization

Domains

symmetry groups, surreal numbers, Game of Life, polytopes, biography, experimental narration, found-object construction, visual art sensibility

Methods

interviews, transcription, narrative framing, participant observation

Media

digital tape recorder, plastic cups, siphons, helmet

Source status

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