TY - GEN N2 - The late "Scientific American" columnist who published books on topics ranging from magic and math to philosophy and religion chronicles his life, from his childhood to his service in the Navy to his varied professional pursuits. N2 - Martin Gardner wrote the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American for twenty-five years and published more than seventy books on topics as diverse as magic, philosophy, religion, pseudoscience, and Alice in Wonderland. His informal, recreational approach to mathematics delighted countless readers and inspired many to pursue careers in mathematics and the sciences. AB - The late "Scientific American" columnist who published books on topics ranging from magic and math to philosophy and religion chronicles his life, from his childhood to his service in the Navy to his varied professional pursuits. AB - Martin Gardner wrote the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American for twenty-five years and published more than seventy books on topics as diverse as magic, philosophy, religion, pseudoscience, and Alice in Wonderland. His informal, recreational approach to mathematics delighted countless readers and inspired many to pursue careers in mathematics and the sciences. T1 - Undiluted hocus-pocus :the autobiography of Martin Gardner. DA - 2013. CY - Princeton, New Jersey : AU - Gardner, Martin, CN - ProQuest Ebook Central CN - QA29.G268 PB - Princeton University Press, PP - Princeton, New Jersey : PY - 2013. N1 - Includes index. ID - 717806 KW - Science writers KW - Mathematical recreations KW - Mathematics KW - Science KW - Journalists KW - Magicians SN - 9781400847983 TI - Undiluted hocus-pocus :the autobiography of Martin Gardner. LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1250015 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1250015 ER -