Undiluted hocus-pocus : the autobiography of Martin Gardner.

Martin Gardner wrote the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American for twenty-five years and published more than seventy books on topics as diverse as magic, philosophy, religion, pseudoscience, and Alice in Wonderland. His informal, recreational approach to mathematics delighted countless r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gardner, Martin, 1914-2010 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Gardner, Martin, > 1914-2010.
1900-1999
Science writers > United States > Biography.
Mathematical recreations > United States > History > 20th century.
Mathematics > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Science > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Journalists > United States > Biography.
Magicians > United States > Biography.
Écrivains scientifiques > États-Unis > Biographies.
Jeux mathématiques > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Sciences > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Journalistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Magiciens (Illusionnistes) > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
GAMES > Reference.
GAMES > Travel Games.
MATHEMATICS > General.
Journalists.
Magicians.
Mathematical recreations.
Mathematics > Social aspects.
Science > Social aspects.
Science writers.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword: Magic, Mathematics, and Mysterians / by Persi Diaconis
  • Preface
  • Prologue: I Am a Mysterian
  • Earliest Memories
  • Lee School
  • Tulsa Central High, I
  • Central High, II
  • Hutchins and Adler
  • Richard McKeon
  • I Lose My Faith
  • Chicago, I
  • Chicago, II
  • I Become a Journalist
  • Mother and Dad
  • The Navy, I
  • The Navy, II
  • Esquire and Humpty
  • Scientific American
  • Pseudoscience
  • Math and Magic Friends
  • Charlotte
  • Bob and Betty
  • God
  • My Philosophy
  • Afterword: My Most Elegant Friend ... / by James Randi.

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