000717806 000__ 03101cam\a2200493\i\4500 000717806 001__ 717806 000717806 005__ 20210515102535.0 000717806 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000717806 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000717806 008__ 150317s2013\\\\nju\\\\\o\\\\\001\0aeng\d 000717806 010__ $$z 2013016324 000717806 020__ $$a9781400847983$$q(electronic book) 000717806 020__ $$z9780691159911 000717806 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn858934897 000717806 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10753587 000717806 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC1250015 000717806 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000717806 043__ $$an-us--- 000717806 05014 $$aQA29.G268$$bA3 2013eb 000717806 08204 $$a793.74092$$aB$$223 000717806 1001_ $$aGardner, Martin,$$d1914-2010. 000717806 24510 $$aUndiluted hocus-pocus :$$bthe autobiography of Martin Gardner. 000717806 260__ $$aPrinceton, New Jersey :$$bPrinceton University Press,$$c2013. 000717806 300__ $$a1 online resource (xxvii, 233 pages) 000717806 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 000717806 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 000717806 338__ $$aonline resource$$2rdacarrier 000717806 500__ $$aIncludes index. 000717806 5050_ $$aForeword: Magic, Mathematics, and Mysterians / by Persi Diaconis -- Preface -- Prologue: I Am a Mysterian -- Earliest Memories -- Lee School -- Tulsa Central High, I -- Central High, II -- Hutchins and Adler -- Richard McKeon -- I Lose My Faith -- Chicago, I -- Chicago, II -- I Become a Journalist -- Mother and Dad -- The Navy, I -- The Navy, II -- Esquire and Humpty -- Scientific American -- Pseudoscience -- Math and Magic Friends -- Charlotte -- Bob and Betty -- God -- My Philosophy -- Afterword: My Most Elegant Friend ... / by James Randi. 000717806 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000717806 520__ $$aThe late "Scientific American" columnist who published books on topics ranging from magic and math to philosophy and religion chronicles his life, from his childhood to his service in the Navy to his varied professional pursuits. 000717806 520__ $$aMartin 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. 000717806 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000717806 60010 $$aGardner, Martin,$$d1914-2010. 000717806 650_0 $$aScience writers$$zUnited States$$vBiography. 000717806 650_0 $$aMathematical recreations$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y20th century. 000717806 650_0 $$aMathematics$$xSocial aspects$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y20th century. 000717806 650_0 $$aScience$$xSocial aspects$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y20th century. 000717806 650_0 $$aJournalists$$zUnited States$$vBiography. 000717806 650_0 $$aMagicians$$zUnited States$$vBiography. 000717806 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aGardner, Martin, 1914-2010.$$tUndiluted hocus-pocus.$$dPrinceton : Princeton University Press, [2013]$$z9780691159911$$w(DLC) 2013016324$$w(OCoLC)840160969 000717806 8520_ $$bacq 000717806 85280 $$bebk$$hProQuest Ebook Central 000717806 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1250015$$zOnline Access 000717806 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:717806$$pGLOBAL_SET 000717806 980__ $$aEBOOK 000717806 980__ $$aBIB 000717806 982__ $$aEbook 000717806 983__ $$aOnline