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Skeptical
Inquirer, Sept/Oct 2008, Ray
Hyman The Eighth Gathering for (Martin) Gardner Who attends these gatherings? What takes place? How do they serve as a tribute to this remarkable man? |
PhysicsWorld, July 1, 2008, Robert P Crease
A
gathering for Gardner
How does Martin Gardner inspire so many different kinds of people? Robert P Crease explores the recreational mathematician’s appeal
How does Martin Gardner inspire so many different kinds of people? Robert P Crease explores the recreational mathematician’s appeal
The Guardian, Saturday 31 May 2008. Alex Bellos.
The science of fun
Some
of the finest minds in mathematics
spend their time working on pastimes such as juggling, puzzle-solving,
magic tricks and board games. So why is it still an uncool subject?
Alex Bellos adds it all up.
SEEDMAGAZINE.COM June 16, 2006. Infinite Jest.
Encountering the threshold of humankind's capacity for mathematical gamesmanship, at the annual Gathering for Gardner.
The New York Times, April 3, 2006. Edward Rothstein.
Puzzles,
Origami and Other Mind-Twisters
ATLANTA — Two hundred green marbles are in a green jar, and
200
red marbles are in a red jar. Thirty marbles are removed from the green
jar and put into the red jar, which is then shaken and stirred. Thirty
marbles are then scooped from that mixture and put back into the green
jar. Which jar has more of the wrong color marbles?
MAA Online, March 27, 2006. Ivars Peterson's MathTrek
A
Gathering for GardnerThe Seventh Gathering for Gardner (G4G7), recently held in Atlanta, was an exhilarating event. It featured a potent jumble of mathematicians, computer scientists, artists, writers, engineers, magicians, inventors, puzzlists—both designers and master solvers—and more.
The New York Times, April 3, 2004, Edward Rothstein.
Puzzles
+ Math = Magic
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