Genius at play the curious mind of john horton conway roberts siobhan isbn 9781620405932 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. John horton conway is perhaps the greatest living genius unknown to the general public starred review publishers weekly science journalist robertss new biography of conway demonstrates how the mans playfulness and originality has fed into the creativity and intelligence of his ideas the tome resonates with conways voice which gets its own special font and his discussions with the author dictate the storys structure and provide the narratives best glimpses into how his . Genius at play the curious mind of john horton conway is hands down the best biography i have read since the rise of theodore roosevelt it is a phenomenal portrait of an incredible mathematician and man i have a fairly decent mathematical base my dad is a mathematician so while i didnt understand much of the math contained here i didnt find it distracting or overwhelming what was awkward was the numb. Genius at play is an intimate investigation into the mind of an endearing genius laying bare conways personal and professional idiosyncrasies the intimacy comes courtesy of the man himself he generously granted roberts full access though not without the occasional grudge and grumble oh hell hed say