For those who enjoy Knuth's religious humor, his "Surreal Numbers" is a must-read. It's a novel/dialogue in which two characters discover an ancient stone table

For those who enjoy Knuth's religious humor, his "Surreal Numbers" is a must-read. It's a novel/dialogue in which two characters discover an ancient stone tablet containing the Law which defines surreal numbers. "In the beginning, everything was void, and J.H.W.H. Conway began to create numbers..."