The Mathemagician and Pied Puzzler: A Collection in Tribute to Martin Gardner
by Martin Gardner, at al.
Publisher: AK Peters 1999
ISBN/ASIN: 156881075X
Number of pages: 252
Description:
Comprises an imaginative collection of pieces created in tribute to Martin Gardner. Contains pieces as widely varied as Gardner's own interests ranging from limericks to lengthly treatises, from mathematical journal articles to personal stories.
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