RIP Martin Gardner (1914-2010)
Martin Gardner, master of mathematical games, prince among skeptics, and author of a heck of a lot of books, has died at the age of 95.
He wrote the "Mathematical Games" column for Scientific American from 1956 to 1981, a period which might also be called "my entire youth." A lot of us have him to thank for bringing us news of polyominoes, tangrams, or the Game of Life.
He wrote the "Mathematical Games" column for Scientific American from 1956 to 1981, a period which might also be called "my entire youth." A lot of us have him to thank for bringing us news of polyominoes, tangrams, or the Game of Life.