Comments on: RIP Martin http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/rip-martin/ 12 tables, 24 chairs, and plenty of chalk Thu, 30 May 2013 02:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Fall Newsletter Is Up! « 360 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/rip-martin/#comment-10746 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:58:58 +0000 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/?p=3086#comment-10746 [...] 5.1.3: (From a Martin Gardner collection) An absentminded teller switched the dollars and cents when cashing a check for Mr. [...]

]]> By: Shecky Riemann http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/rip-martin/#comment-10512 Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:21:22 +0000 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/?p=3086#comment-10512 Gardner was an American gem; I loved his essays and philosophical dabblings even more than his recreational math, but both were wonderful

]]> By: Ξ http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/rip-martin/#comment-10496 Sun, 23 May 2010 21:49:04 +0000 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/?p=3086#comment-10496 S, I agree — he’s had a wonderful impact on mathematics. (And thanks for pointing out my misspelling — how embarrassing!)

]]> By: Martin Gardner (1914-2010) « Apuntes Matemáticos http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/rip-martin/#comment-10495 Sun, 23 May 2010 20:07:38 +0000 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/?p=3086#comment-10495 [...] – 360: RIP Martin [...]

]]> By: S http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/rip-martin/#comment-10494 Sun, 23 May 2010 19:29:22 +0000 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com/?p=3086#comment-10494 JKL N PQRS Z BCDEFG, so 3 1 4 1 6! Cool. :-)

Martin Gardner was quite an inspiration to many; I’ve lost count of the number of mathematicians I’ve seen mentioning him as an early influence. (It might be nice to make a list…)

(No ‘i’ in Gardner, BTW.)

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