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Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions - Martin Gardner - Paperback

Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions - Martin Gardner - Paperback

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  • ISBN-13: 9780671636531
  • ISBN: 0671636537
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster

AUTHOR

Gardner, Martin

SUMMARY

This delightful collection from the magician of math introduces readers to magic squares, the Generalized Ham Sandwich Theorem, origami, digital roots, an update of the Induction Game of Eleusis, Dudeney puzzles, the maze at Hampton Court palace, and many more mathematical puzzles and principles. "Gardner is often the clown prince of science. . . . His Mathematical Games column in Scientific American is one of the few bridges over C. P. Snow's famous 'gulf of mutual incomprehension' that lies between the technical and literary cultures."-TimeGardner, Martin is the author of 'Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions - Martin Gardner - Paperback' with ISBN 9780671636531 and ISBN 0671636537.

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