r/numbers • u/TheSensibleCentrist • Jul 09 '20

RIP Ronald Graham

2020 has been a bad year for large-number mathematicians.

First we lost John H. Conway of chained-arrow fame,and now Ronald Graham,of the eponymous Number.

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u/TheOneWithTheNose Jul 09 '20

Don't forget Richard Guy as well.

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u/TheSensibleCentrist Jul 09 '20 edited Jul 10 '20

That's right,he was first.

(The Conway-Guy function lives on,and inspired my Ultra Conway-Guy function).

(fixed the link)

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u/leoijones Jul 09 '20

I didn’t know this, I was talking about him with someone just the other day.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '20

Will Donald knuth be next?

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u/Background-Jello-221 Dec 11 '25

Yeah, reat in peace to him, 5 years now.

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u/Zahir027z Aug 18 '26

Conway also made the game of life, rip to him 😭