John Conway passed away today , reportedly from complications related to COVID-19.
A numberphile video from 2014 reveals that as Conway grew older, he became more comfortable with the fact that he is best-known for his game of life, despite feeling he made many other far-more-noteworthy contributions.
Even if his other, greater contributions were dwarfed by the fame of something he toyed with during coffee time - his game has inspired joy, wonder and interest in countless mathematics and computer science students.