Martin Gardner

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
Mathematician
Philosopher
gptkbp:awards The National Book Award
Lifetime_Achievement_Award_from_the_Mathematical_Association_of_America
gptkbp:birthDate 1914-10-21
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Gardner
Barbara_Gardner
gptkbp:deathDate 2010-05-22
gptkbp:famousFor Skeptical inquiry
Recreational mathematics
Writing about science
Explaining complex concepts
Popularizing_mathematics
gptkbp:field Literature
Mathematics
Philosophy
Magic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Martin Gardner
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Douglas_Hofstadter
gptkb:Richard_Dawkins
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Lewis_Carroll
gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkbp:knownFor Magic tricks
Scientific skepticism
Mathematical puzzles
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Annotated_Alice
Mathematical Games
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
gptkbp:occupation Columnist
Mathematician
Writer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Tulsa,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Norman,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ruth_Gardner
gptkbp:website http://www.martingardner.com