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Undiluted hocus-pocus the autobiography of Martin Gardner

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.

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Main Author:	Gardner, Martin, 1914-2010
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Subjects:	Gardner, Martin, > 1914-2010. Science writers > United States > Biography. Mathematical recreations > United States > History > 20th century. Mathematics > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century. Science > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century. Journalists > United States > Biography. Magicians > United States > Biography.
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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Includes index.
Physical Description:	xxvii, 233 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:	9780691159911 (hardcover : acid-free paper) 0691159912 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
Author Notes:	Martin Gardner is the author of more than seventy books on a vast range of topics including "Did Adam & Eve Have Navels?", "Calculus Made Easy", & "The Annotated Alice". He lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina. (Publisher Provided)