The name surreal numbers was not invented by Conway, however, but by Donald Knuth who was so impressed with Conway's discovery that he wrote Surreal Numbers (1974) in the form of a novelette aimed at introducing the ideas of mathematical research to students.
Ang pangalan surreal numero ay hindi imbento ng Conway, gayunpaman, ngunit sa pamamagitan ng Donald Knuth na kaya impressed sa Conway's pagkatuklas na siya wrote Surreal Numbers (1974) sa form ng isang maikling nobela naglalayong at nagpapakilala sa ideya ng matematikal na pananaliksik sa mga mag-aaral.