Conway and Martin Gardner Conway's career was intertwined with that of Martin Gardner. When Gardner featured Conway's Game of Life in his Mathematical Games column in October 1970, it became the most widely read of all his columns and made Conway an instant celebrity.Mulcahy, Colm (21 October 2014) Martin Gardner, puzzle master extraordinaire, BBC News Magazine: "The Game of Life appeared in Scientific American in 1970, and was by far the most successful of Gardner's columns, in terms of reader response." Gardner and Conway had first corresponded in the late 1950s, and over the years Gardner had frequently written about recreational aspects of Conway's work.The Math Factor Podcast Website John H. Conway reminisces on his long friendship and collaboration with Martin Gardner. For instance, he discussed Conway's game of Sprouts (July 1967), Hackenbush (January 1972), and his angel and devil problem (February 1974). In the September 1976 column, he reviewed Conway's book On Numbers and Games and even managed to explain Conway's surreal numbers.Gardner, Martin (1989) Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers, W. H. Freeman & Co., , Chapter 4. A non-technical overview; reprint of the 1976 Scientific American article.
Conway and Martin Gardner Conway's career was intertwined with that of Martin Gardner. When Gardner featured Conway's Game of Life in his Mathematical Games column in October 1970, it became the most widely read of all his columns and made Conway an instant celebrity.Mulcahy, Colm (21 October 2014) Martin Gardner, puzzle master extraordinaire, BBC News Magazine: "The Game of Life appeared in Scientific American in 1970, and was by far the most successful of Gardner's columns, in terms of reader response" Gardner and Conway had first corresponded in the late 1950s, and. over the years Gardner had frequently written about recreational aspects of Conway's work.The Math Factor Podcast Website John H. Conway reminisces on his long friendship and collaboration with Martin Gardner For instance, he discussed Conway's game of Sprouts (July 1967), Hackenbush (January 1972), and his angel and devil problem (February .1.974). In the September 1976 column, he reviewed Conway's book On Numbers and Games and even managed to explain Conway's surreal numbers.Gardner, Martin (1989) Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers, W. H. Freeman & Co., , Chapter 4 A non-technical overview; reprint of the 1976 Scientific American article.