Martin Gardner is the father of recreational mathematics, an avid puzzler, a lifelong magician, and a debunker of pseudoscience. This book celebrates Martin Gardner’s 90th birthday with a series of 25 articles about some of Martin’s favorite topics. Rectangle Arithmetic: Another Slant on Fractions Mamikon Mnatsakanian, Gwen Roberts, and Martin Gardner NetWords: A Fascinating New Pencil-Paper Game Klarner and Wade Satterfield, edited by Thane E. Insanity Puzzles: Instant and On-the-Spotĭavid A. Magic and Card Tricks in Luca Paciolo’s De Viribus Quantitatis Martin Gardner and His Influence on Magicĭe Viribus Quantitatis by Luca Pacioli: The First Recreational Mathematics Book Includes bibliographical references and index. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A lifetime of puzzles / edited by Erik D. No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. 888 Worcester Street, Suite 230 Wellesley, MA 02482 Copyright © 2008 by A K Peters, Ltd. Wellesley, MassachusettsĮditorial, Sales, and Customer Service Office A K Peters, Ltd. A Lifetime of Puzzles A Collection of Puzzles in Honor of Martin Gardner’s 90th BirthdayĮdited by Erik D.
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