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  • 24
    May

    2010

    Remembering Martin Gardner, Mathematical Magician

    “I’m strictly a journalist.” – Martin Gardner Martin Gardner had no formal mathematical training. A newspaper reporter, publicist, freelancer for Esquire, caseworker, magician, skeptic, Navy sailor,...

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  • 22
    Oct

    2009

    Most Eminent Man of Letters and Numbers

    In his review of Gardner’s latest works for the Washington Post, Michael Dirda gives a charming rundown of Gardner’s long, involved, illustrious career of being the most math-savvy non-mathematician...

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  • 21
    Oct

    2009

    Happy Birthday, Martin Gardner!

    Yesterday’s New York Times featured John Tierney’s profile the great math puzzlist Martin Gardner for his 95th birthday, which is today. For today’s mathematical puzzle, assume that in the...

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  • 29
    Dec

    2008

    Martin Gardner Documentary

    What a great find! We’ve had a lot of fun with the new Martin Gardner books around here, but I always find that there is more to discover about him. David Suzuki’s The Nature of Things featured...

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  • 17
    Oct

    2008

    The Martin Gardner Interview – Part 5

    This 5th and final installment in Don Albers’ long interview with Martin Gardner clarifies his philosophical theism, tackles pseudoscience, and glimpses what he’s up to now. Remember, he’s...

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  • 15
    Oct

    2008

    Win a New Martin Gardner Book – Final Award

    Thanks for all the fun entries! The past few weeks have been entertaining, to say the least. I saved one of my favorites, and one of the more tricky problems, for last. It’s not the simplest to...

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  • 10
    Oct

    2008

    The Martin Gardner Interview Part 4

    This continues Don Albers’ long interview of Gardner from last week. Or, start from the beginning. Adam, Eve, and Navels DA: In 1979, you talked about retiring from Scientific American that year,...

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  • 8
    Oct

    2008

    Win a New Martin Gardner Book #6

    Last chance! You guys rock–it makes me sad that I don’t have enough spare copies to give to the great entries I’ve been getting. I will be back momentarily with this week’s puzzle....

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