A Lifetime of Puzzles: A Collection of Puzzles in Honor of Martin Gardner's 90th Birthday Review

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(More customer reviews)My entire family likes puzzles of all sorts, and I bought this as a gift for one of my sons, a physicist and engineer, who also collects and designs wooden puzzles.(The book was published in honor of Martin Gardner's 90th birthday!)

The puzzles are a collection contributed by mathematicians, magicians, and others. They range from math to tricks to mazes to wooden puzzles, all kinds of things.History of puzzles throughout the ages is shown.Explanations accompany the puzzles.

The reader should be well versed in mathematics to get the most out of the book.

It's a really nice book for anyone who likes convoluted puzzles, and the text is well written.There is a list of the contributors in the back, with a short paragraph about each one.This is interesting, too.

I really like it, (I looked through it, of course, before I wrapped it up!), and it will keep you very well entertained.

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This collection is a tribute to Martin Gardner by mathematicians, puzzle masters, and magicians. It was conceived and initiated in honor of his 90th birthday and is finally published as he celebrates his 94th year, maintaining the inspiring creativity that has motivated so many professional mathematicians and amateurs, who are all dedicated to his unique amalgamation of rational thought and magic. Some of the contributions celebrate the life of Martin Gardner; some tell about his influence on individuals or on the field of recreational mathematics in general; some are puzzles or tricks inspired by Martin Gardner and his work. Martin Gardner stands at the intersection of magic and mathematics. Mathematical magic, like chess, has its own curious charms, he says. [It] combines the beauty of mathematical structure with the entertainment value of a trick . Martin Gardner has been writing about magic and contributing new effects for nearly seventy years. Today, he keeps in contact with magicians like Penn and Teller by phone and receives occasional visits from magicians who come to trade notes with him. In 1999 he was named one of MAGIC Magazine s 100 most influential magicians of the twentieth century.

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