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Who was Martin Gardner?
First and last, he was askeptic, who was most wellknown as ascientific American,writer andannotator. This meremortal was amathematician,magician &mysterian, who turned out to be a biginspiration to several generations ofpeople all over the world.
To some, Martin wasthe best friend mathematics everhad, and to others he was one of the mostinfluential magicians of the last century. He'suniversally acknowledged as the founding father of the modernskeptical movement, and hiswritten legacy includes over 100 books, from his best sellingAnnotated Alice to dozens of classics onrecreational mathematics andpuzzles.
But don't take our word for it, see what the experts say:
"[O]ne of the great intellects produced in this country in the 20thcentury"—Douglas Hofstadter
"Martin Gardner's contribution to contemporary intellectual culture isunique--in its range, its insight, and understanding of hard questions thatmatter"—Noam Chomsky
"[T]he single brightest beacon defending rationality and good scienceagainst the mysticism and anti-intellectualism that surroundus"—Stephen Jay Gould
"[He] brought more mathematics to more millions than anyoneelse"—Richard K. Guy
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Select any row, column or diagonal in the square of cards, and sum those valuesto get a number S. Now pick any of the cards making up that row, column ordiagonal, say one of value V. Pick up a copy of Martin's classicMathematics, Magic andMystery (Dover, 1956), and turn to the first page in Chapter V. Countdown to the word in position S in the first paragraph. For instance, if your sumS is 10 and the value V is 4, you are looking at the 10th word in chapter 4.Concentrate hard on that word. Now click on the curtain to reveal that"Martin Knows What You're Thinking...Of!" |  |
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