Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Mathematical Sciences
Date of Award
5-2022
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Frederick Norwood
Committee Members
Anant Godbole, Robert Gardner
Abstract
John Horton Conway was a British mathematician in the twentieth century. He made notable achievements in fields such as algebra, number theory, and knot theory. He was a renowned professor at Cambridge University and later Princeton. His contributions to algebra include his discovery of the Conway group, a group in twenty-four dimensions, and the Conway Constellation. He contributed to number theory with his development of the surreal numbers. His Game of Life earned him long-lasting fame. He contributed to knot theory with his developments of the Conway polynomial, Conway sphere, and Conway notation.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Ketron, Dillon, "John Horton Conway: The Man and His Knot Theory" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4035. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/4035
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
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