John Horton Conway FRS (/ˈkɒnweɪ/; born 26 December 1937) is a British 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 of Mathematics and John Von Neumann Professor in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Princeton University. He is also currently a visiting professor at CUNY's Queens College. == Biography == Conway's parents were Agnes Boyce and...