Martin Gardner bibliography
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The Martin Gardner bibliography is a comprehensive list of the prolific writer’s works, especially his influential books and columns on recreational mathematics, puzzles, and popular science.
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Target entity: Martin Gardner bibliography Context triple: [The Ambidextrous Universe, partOf, Martin Gardner bibliography]
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Martin Gardner
Martin Gardner was an American popular mathematics and science writer, skeptic, and magician known for his long-running "Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American and his influential work debunking pseudoscience.
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Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements
Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements is a collection of Martin Gardner’s recreational mathematics essays exploring puzzles, games, and mathematical curiosities.
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Mathematical Circus
Mathematical Circus is a popular collection of recreational mathematics puzzles and essays by Martin Gardner, showcasing his playful and insightful approach to mathematical curiosities.
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Mathematical Carnival
Mathematical Carnival is a popular collection of Martin Gardner’s recreational mathematics essays, featuring puzzles, paradoxes, and mathematical curiosities originally presented in his Scientific American column.
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Mathematical Games
"Mathematical Games" is a long-running Scientific American column by Martin Gardner that popularized recreational mathematics and puzzles for a broad audience.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martin Gardner bibliography Target entity description: The Martin Gardner bibliography is a comprehensive list of the prolific writer’s works, especially his influential books and columns on recreational mathematics, puzzles, and popular science.
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A.
Martin Gardner
Martin Gardner was an American popular mathematics and science writer, skeptic, and magician known for his long-running "Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American and his influential work debunking pseudoscience.
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B.
Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements
Wheels, Life and Other Mathematical Amusements is a collection of Martin Gardner’s recreational mathematics essays exploring puzzles, games, and mathematical curiosities.
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C.
Mathematical Circus
Mathematical Circus is a popular collection of recreational mathematics puzzles and essays by Martin Gardner, showcasing his playful and insightful approach to mathematical curiosities.
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D.
Mathematical Carnival
Mathematical Carnival is a popular collection of Martin Gardner’s recreational mathematics essays, featuring puzzles, paradoxes, and mathematical curiosities originally presented in his Scientific American column.
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E.
Mathematical Games
"Mathematical Games" is a long-running Scientific American column by Martin Gardner that popularized recreational mathematics and puzzles for a broad audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
bibliography
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reference work ⓘ secondary source ⓘ |
| describes | works of Martin Gardner ⓘ |
| documentsGenre |
popular science literature
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puzzle literature ⓘ recreational mathematics literature ⓘ |
| documentsOutputOf | Martin Gardner ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
popular science writings of Martin Gardner
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puzzle writings of Martin Gardner ⓘ recreational mathematics writings of Martin Gardner ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
logic puzzles
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magic and illusions ⓘ mathematical puzzles ⓘ philosophy and religion ⓘ recreational mathematics ⓘ science popularization ⓘ skepticism and pseudoscience ⓘ |
| includes |
articles by Martin Gardner
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books by Martin Gardner ⓘ edited volumes by Martin Gardner ⓘ essays by Martin Gardner ⓘ magazine columns by Martin Gardner ⓘ pamphlets by Martin Gardner ⓘ revised editions of Martin Gardner books ⓘ translations of Martin Gardner works ⓘ |
| isAbout | Martin Gardner ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| organizesBy |
publication date
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publication type ⓘ publisher ⓘ series ⓘ subject area ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
The Annotated Alice
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surface form:
Annotated Alice series
Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic ⓘ Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science ⓘ Mathematical Games ⓘ
surface form:
Scientific American Mathematical Games column
The Ambidextrous Universe ⓘ The Colossal Book of Mathematics ⓘ The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener ⓘ |
| usedBy |
bibliographers
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librarians ⓘ mathematics historians ⓘ puzzle researchers ⓘ science writers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
citation
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collection development ⓘ research on recreational mathematics ⓘ |
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