Comments on: The Martin Gardner Interview http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2008/09/the-martin-gardner-interview/ The Blog of Cambridge University Press, North America Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:55:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Wiskundemeisjes » Blog Archive » Martin Gardner http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2008/09/the-martin-gardner-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-14502 Wiskundemeisjes » Blog Archive » Martin Gardner Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:19:28 +0000 http://www.cambridgeblog.org/?p=810#comment-14502 [...] de leeftijd van maar liefst 95 jaar! Wie meer over hem en zijn achtergrond wil lezen kan terecht op deze weblog, waar een vijfdelig interview van een paar jaar geleden te lezen is. Gardner werd geïnterviewd [...] [...] de leeftijd van maar liefst 95 jaar! Wie meer over hem en zijn achtergrond wil lezen kan terecht op deze weblog, waar een vijfdelig interview van een paar jaar geleden te lezen is. Gardner werd geïnterviewd [...]

]]> By: Week in Review: Connections Edition at The Emerging Scholars Blog http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2008/09/the-martin-gardner-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-14125 Week in Review: Connections Edition at The Emerging Scholars Blog Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:57:15 +0000 http://www.cambridgeblog.org/?p=810#comment-14125 [...] Tierney, NY Times, October 19, 2009): How many of you have enjoyed the recreational mathematics of Martin Gardner, who turned 95 on October 21?  Did you know that in 1956, when Gardner at the age of 42 started a [...] [...] Tierney, NY Times, October 19, 2009): How many of you have enjoyed the recreational mathematics of Martin Gardner, who turned 95 on October 21?  Did you know that in 1956, when Gardner at the age of 42 started a [...]

]]> By: Puzzle-Master Martin Gardner Turns 5! - 52 « Coolbeans http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2008/09/the-martin-gardner-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-14055 Puzzle-Master Martin Gardner Turns 5! - 52 « Coolbeans Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:03:09 +0000 http://www.cambridgeblog.org/?p=810#comment-14055 [...] you’re interested in learning more about Gardner’s life and works, he gave an excellent interview several years ago, and it’s a great read. If you’d like to commemorate Gardner’s [...] [...] you’re interested in learning more about Gardner’s life and works, he gave an excellent interview several years ago, and it’s a great read. If you’d like to commemorate Gardner’s [...]

]]> By: Puzzle-Master Martin Gardner Turns 5! - 52 @ Technology News http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2008/09/the-martin-gardner-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-14033 Puzzle-Master Martin Gardner Turns 5! - 52 @ Technology News Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:16:16 +0000 http://www.cambridgeblog.org/?p=810#comment-14033 [...] you’re interested in learning more about Gardner’s life and works, he gave an excellent interview several years ago, and it’s a great read. If you’d like to commemorate Gardner’s [...] [...] you’re interested in learning more about Gardner’s life and works, he gave an excellent interview several years ago, and it’s a great read. If you’d like to commemorate Gardner’s [...]

]]> By: CambridgeBlog http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2008/09/the-martin-gardner-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-512 CambridgeBlog Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:28:39 +0000 http://www.cambridgeblog.org/?p=810#comment-512 Timothy: Close! I'm American, but wrote far too many papers in British Universities. Thanks for the catch! -J Timothy:

Close! I’m American, but wrote far too many papers in British Universities.
Thanks for the catch!

-J

]]> By: Timothy http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2008/09/the-martin-gardner-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Timothy Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:55:29 +0000 http://www.cambridgeblog.org/?p=810#comment-494 This article must have been written by someone from Britain, because most (though certainly not all) American writers would know that in the very first sentence, "Three years ago, Martin Gardner’s good friend, MAA Editorial Director Don Albers interviewed him at length . . . ," there must be a comma after "Albers": "Three years ago, Martin Gardner’s good friend, MAA Editorial Director Don Albers, interviewed him at length . . . . " Unfortunately, a very common error that one sees far too often. This article must have been written by someone from Britain, because most (though certainly not all) American writers would know that in the very first sentence, “Three years ago, Martin Gardner’s good friend, MAA Editorial Director Don Albers interviewed him at length . . . ,” there must be a comma after “Albers”: “Three years ago, Martin Gardner’s good friend, MAA Editorial Director Don Albers, interviewed him at length . . . . ”

Unfortunately, a very common error that one sees far too often.

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