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"The tradition of a publication based on the Gathering for Gardner continues with this new carefully selected and edited collection in which Martin Gardner and friends inspire and entertain. The contributors to this volume---virtually a list of Who's Who in the World of Puzzles---trace the...

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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Cipra, Barry (Editor), Demaine, Erik D. (Editor), Demaine, Martin L. (Editor), Rodgers, Tom (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2004.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Statistics.
Mathematics.
Foundations & Theorems
Mathematics & Statistics
Mathematics > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"The tradition of a publication based on the Gathering for Gardner continues with this new carefully selected and edited collection in which Martin Gardner and friends inspire and entertain. The contributors to this volume---virtually a list of Who's Who in the World of Puzzles---trace their inspiration to Martin Gardner's puzzle column in Scientific American and to his contributions to the world of recreational mathematics. Tribute to a Mathemagician contains an author index for the two previous books in the collection of books based on the Gatherings for Gardner. Sample puzzles and games include: - Tripos - Black Jack - Chinese ceramic puzzle vessels - Paper folding - Mongolian interlocking puzzles - Rolling block puzzles - Sliding puzzles - Cryptic crosswords - The Panex puzzle - Polyonimo puzzles - and more"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780429062865