Richard K. Guy
Richard Kenneth Guy (30 September 1916 – 9 March 2020) was a British-Canadian mathematician. He was professor emeritus in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Calgary.[1]
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| Born | Richard Kenneth Guy 30 September 1916 Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 9 March 2020 (aged 103) |
| Nationality | British/Canadian |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Cambridge [BA 1938, MA 1941] |
| Known for | number theory geometry Recreational mathematics Strong Law of Small Numbers unistable polyhedron |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Calgary |
| Website | University of Calgary: Richard Guy |
Guy was known for his work in number theory, geometry, recreational mathematics, combinatorics, and graph theory.[2][3] He is best known for co-authorship (with John Conway and Elwyn Berlekamp) of Winning Ways for your Mathematical Plays and authorship of Unsolved Problems in Number Theory.[4]
He also published over 300 papers.[5]