The Mathemagician and Pied Puzzler - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156881075X ISBN 13: 9781568810751

Publisher: AK Peters/CRC, 1999

Synopsis

This volume comprises an imaginative collection of pieces created in tribute to Martin Gardner. Perhaps best known for writing Scientific American's "Mathematical Games" column for years, Gardner used his personal exuberance and fascination with puzzles and magic to entice a wide range of readers into a world of mathematical discovery. This tribute therefore contains pieces as widely varied as Gardner's own interests, ranging from limericks to lengthy treatises, from mathematical journal articles to personal stories. This book makes a charming and unusual addition to any personal library. Selected papers: - The Odyssey of the Figure Eight Puzzle by Stewart Coffin - Block-Packing Jambalaya by Bill Cutler - O'Beirne's Hexiamond by Richard K. Guy - Biblical Ladders by Donald E. Knuth - Three Limericks: On Space, Time and Speed by Tim Rowett.

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Review:

Even well-known puzzles retain their power, as was made clear again and again last month at the seventh "Gathering for Gardner." These conferences of mathematicians, puzzlers, game-players and magicians at the Ritz-Carlton here began as personal tributes to Martin Gardner, Scientific American's legendary Mathematical Games columnist, and now take place without the master's presence (he is 91). During four days of talks and tricks, the oldest puzzles mixed freely with the newest.
       -- Edward Rothstein, TheNew York Times , April 2006

About this edition

• Publisher: AK Peters/CRC
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 156881075X
• ISBN 13: 9781568810751
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276
• Editor: Berlekamp Elwyn R., Rodgers Tom