[ExI] Martin Gardner

[John Clark]

I read that book a few weeks ago. I think I've read most of Martin
Gardner's books, he will be missed.

  John K Clark
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On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 1:23 PM, David Lubkin <lubkin at unreasonable.com>wrote:

> <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/books/review/undiluted-
> hocus-pocus-by-martin-gardner.html?pagewanted=1&ref=books&pagewanted=all>
>
> A book review of Martin Gardner's autobiography by Teller. Of Penn &, not
> Edward, of hydrogen bombs and LLNL. Although Edward Teller and Martin
> Gardner both loved science and lived to 95. Teller was from Budapest;
> Gardner from Tulsa. Budapest and Tulsa are often confused. I know I am.
>
> Reading over that ¶, I see that thinking about Gardner is an autonomic
> trigger for attempted whimsy. And borogoves. Which is how I tell him apart
> from Edward Teller, who sets me thinking of Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves.
>
> I have here the copy of his The 2nd Scientific American Book of
> Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions I was given as a kid. Leafing through, I
> remember each chapter was like seeing (my favorite) Uncle Abe. Quirky,
> funny, interesting, and interested in what a kid had to say.
>
>
> -- David.
>
>
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