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Martin Gardner

Martin Gardner was an American popular mathematics and popular science writer with interests also encompassing scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literature – especially the writings of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and G. K. Chesterton. He was also a leading authority on Lewis Carroll. -- Wikipedia

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American mathematics and science writer (1914–2010)

Born 1914-10-21
Died 2010-05-22

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  • Cover of: Ambidextrous Universe: Left, Right, and the Fall of Parity
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  • Cover of: New Mathematical Diversions from Scientific American
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  • Cover of: The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions
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  • Cover of: The 2nd Scientific American book of mathematical puzzles & diversions
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  • Cover of: The Sacred beetle and other great essays in science
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  • Cover of: Fads & fallacies: in the name of science
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  • Cover of: The unexpected hanging and other mathematical diversions
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  • Cover of: Science, good, bad and bogus.
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  • Cover of: Mathematical magic show
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  • Cover of: Mathematical Circus: More Games, Puzzles, Paradoxes, & Other Mathematical Entertainments From Scientific American ; With Thoughts From Readers, Afterthoughts From the Author, and 105 Drawings & Diagrams
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  • Cover of: Mathematische Rätsel und Spiele: Denksportaufgaben für kluge Köpfe : 117 Aufgaben und Lösungen
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  • Cover of: The numerology of Dr. Matrix: the fabulous feats and adventures in number theory, sleight of word, and numerological analysis (literary, biblical, political, philosophical, and psychonumeranalytical) of that incredible master mind, first introduced in the pages of Scientific American.
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  • Cover of: The Mathematical Gardner
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  • Cover of: Aha! Insight
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  • Cover of: The Annotated Casey at the Bat: A Collection of Ballads about the Mighty Casey
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  • Cover of: Martin Gardner's Sixth book of mathematical diversions from Scientific American.
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    First published in 1971 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The relativity explosion
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  • Cover of: More Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd
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    First published in 1960 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Entertaining science experiments with everyday objects
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    Cover of edition sciencepuzzlers00gard First published in 1960 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Logic machines and diagrams
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Photo of Martin Gardner

American mathematics and science writer (1914–2010)

Born 1914-10-21
Died 2010-05-22

Subjects

Mathematical recreations, Puzzles, Science, Mathematics, Juvenile literature, Miscellanea, Recreatieve wiskunde, Magic tricks, American Science fiction, Jeux mathématiques, Scientific recreations, Unterhaltungsmathematik, Fiction, Science fiction, American poetry, Controversial literature, English Science fiction, English poetry, Games, New York Times reviewed, Parapsychology, Puzzles, juvenile literature, Science, miscellanea, Biography, Card tricks

Places

New York (N.Y.), Solar system, United States

People

Martin Gardner (1914-2010), Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), Archimedes, Brian Kavanagh Casey (1859-1946), Edward O. Wilson, Ernest Lawrence Thayer (1863-1940), Martin Gardner (1914-), Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910), Pavel Stepanek

Time

20th century

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September 8, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
December 12, 2022 Edited by Stew Add amazon id.
December 6, 2022 Edited by Stew Add fan site link.
December 5, 2022 Edited by Stew Add bibliography link.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import