Video game pioneer John H. Conway dies aged 82

John H. Conway, a pioneer in the early history of video games, has passed away aged 82.

Conway was a long-time professor and celebrated mathematician, credited with the concept of surreal numbers.

But he is best known to the world of video games for creating Life, a 1970 zero-player game which predates other early landmarks such as The Oregon Trail and Pong.

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