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Against the Odds (2001) |
 | Martin Gardner |
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Luther Washington, a young, African-American boy in Butterfield, KS must overcome several kinds of prejudice to become a mathematician.
First, he must face the prejudices of his father that his interest... (more) |
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The Island of Five Colors (1952) |
 | Martin Gardner |
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In this sequel to The No-sided Professor, our
heroes tackle the Four Color Theorem, which was
unproved at the time. (See here for a brief summary of a recent proof.) Included are some historically... (more) |
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Left or Right (1951) |
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| Martin Gardner |
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Originally published in Esquire magazine in 1951, this story
about a space ship "flipping" through the fourth dimension has rarely
been seen because Gardner later worried that it was physically inaccurate.... (more) |
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Multi-Colored Dome (1987) |
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| Martin Gardner |
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A light-hearted, short story about a shy but precocious Math student working on symbolic logic (“he had read “Principia Mathematica” when he was in high school, and understood it,... (more) |
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No-Sided Professor (1946) |
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| Martin Gardner |
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We all know that among the surprising things you learn when you first
make a Mobius strip is
the fact that out of a two sided piece of paper you can make an object
with only one side. Why should this... (more) |
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Puzzles from Other Worlds (1984) |
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| Martin Gardner |
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This is the second collection of science fiction puzzles which Martin Gardner wrote for the Issac Asimov Science Fiction Magazine. The preface describes the book well (as well as the process of mathematical... (more) |
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Science Fiction Puzzle Tales (1981) |
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| Martin Gardner |
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This is the first collection of science fiction puzzles which Martin Gardner wrote for the Issac Asimov Science Fiction Magazine. A number of these puzzles are mathematical, all very enjoyable. The preface:
When... (more) |
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