Gathering for Gardner
Martin Gardner (born October 21, 1914) is an American recreational mathematician and author of the long-running but now discontinued 'Mathematical Games' column in Scientific American.
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Martin Gardner more or less singlehandedly sustained and nurtured interest in recreational mathematics for most of the 20th century. His interests are wide, ranging from science and philosophy to magic and the skeptical movement associated with James Randi. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma.
Occasional conferences of people sharing his interests, known as the Gatherings for Gardner, are held in his honour. The first was held in 1993.
In his column, he introduced many subjects to a wider audience, including:-
He is the author of more than 65 books, including books on mathematics, science, philosophy, literary criticism, and fiction.
There is an asteroid named in honor of Martin Gardner (2587) Gardner.
Selected works
Books
- Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science (1957; Dover; ISBN 0486203948)
- Mathematical Games
- The Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems (2001; W.W. Norton & Company; ISBN 0393020231)
- The Ambidextrous Universe: Mirror Asymmetry and Time-Reversed Worlds
- The Annotated Alice
- Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions (1959; Pelican, UK ISBN 0140207139)
- More Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions (1961; Pelican, UK ISBN 0140207481)
- Further Mathematical Diversions (1969; Pelican, UK ISBN 014021996X)
- Mathematical Carnival (1975; Pelican, UK ISBN 0140220410)
- Mathematical Circus (1979; Pelican, UK ISBN 014022355X)
- Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers (1989; W. H. Freeman & Co.)
- The Last Recreations around 1996??
- many others... please add them here...
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