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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]
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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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Table of Contents:
  • Magic, mathematics, and mysterians / by Persi Diaconis
  • 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
  • My most elegant friend ... / by James Randi.

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