Home›Sources›Conway, On Numbers and Games (1976)SourcesConway, On Numbers and Games (1976)Primary SourceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextMathematics Atlas. "Conway, On Numbers and Games (1976)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-conway-on-numbers-and-games-1976.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextMathematics Atlas. (n.d.). Conway, On Numbers and Games (1976). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-conway-on-numbers-and-games-1976Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{mathematicsatlas-conway-on-numbers-and-games-1976, author = {Mathematics Atlas}, title = {Conway, On Numbers and Games (1976)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/source-conway-on-numbers-and-games-1976}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingConway's 1976 book introducing the surreal numbers and combinatorial game theory, developed from his analysis of Go endgames at Cambridge in the early 1970s.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (23 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedJohn H. ConwayPublisherWell-attestedAcademic PressPublication YearWell-attested1976Source TypeWell-attestedPrimary TextAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1SourcesConway, On Numbers and Games (1976)tier 1John H. Conway, Academic Press, 1976Claims Backed By This Source (23 claims)This source backs 23 claims across the atlas. As facts: 17 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.Branches of Mathematics, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Concepts, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Mathematicians, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Well-attested17ArticlesHow a Board Game Produced a New Kind of NumberBranches of MathematicsCombinatorial Game TheoryConceptsSurreal NumbersMathematiciansJohn ConwaySourcesConway, On Numbers and Games (1976)Holds2ConceptsSurreal NumbersMathematiciansJohn ConwayGeneral References4ArticlesHow a Board Game Produced a New Kind of NumberBranches of MathematicsCombinatorial Game TheoryConceptsSurreal NumbersMathematiciansJohn ConwayComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year