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
Edited by:
Barry Cipra, Erik D. Demaine, Martin L. Demaine, Tom Rodgers Imprint: CRC Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9780367446536 ISBN 10: 0367446537 Pages: 308 Publication Date:18 December 2019 Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Cipra, Barry; Demaine, Erik D.; Demaine, Martin L.; Rodgers, Tom