Personal Information
- Born in 1914
Here are some other books by the author:
Children's Fiction
• Visitors from Oz, St. Martin's Press, 1998
Non-Fiction
• Twelve Tricks with a Borrowed Deck, L.L. Ireland, 1940
• In the Name of Science, Putnam, 1952
• Mathematics, Magic, and Mystery, Dover, 1956
• Great Essays in Science, Pocket Books, 1957, Editor
• Best Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd: Volume I and II, Dover, 1957-1960, Editor
• The Wizard of Oz and Who He Was, Michigan State University Press, 1957, Co-editor
• Logic Machines and Diagrams, McGraw, 1958
• The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions, Simon & Schuster, 1959
• The Arrow Book of Brain Teasers, Scholastic, 1959
• Science Puzzlers, Viking, 1960
• The Annotated Alice: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass", Clarkson N. Potter, 1960, Editor
• Oddities and Curiosities of Words and Literature, Dover, 1961, Editor
• The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions, Simon & Schuster, 1961
• Mathematical Puzzles, Crowell, 1961
• Relativity for the Millions, Macmillan, 1962
• The Annotated Snark, Simon & Schuster, 1962, Editor
• The Ambidextrous Universe, Basic Books, 1964
• Archimedes, Mathematician and Inventor, Macmillan, 1965
• The Annotated Ancient Mariner, Clarkson N. Potter, 1965, Editor
• New Mathematical Diversions from Scientific American, Simon & Schuster, 1966
• Lewis Carroll, The Nursery "Alice”, McGraw, 1966
• Rudolf Carnap, Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Basic Books, 1966, Editor
• Five Hundred Thirty-six Puzzles and Curious Problems, Scribner, 1967, Editor
• The Annotated "Casey at the Bat", Clarkson N. Potter, 1967, Editor
• The Unexpected Hanging, and Other Mathematical Diversions, Simon & Schuster, 1969
• Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers, Simon & Schuster, 1969
• Never Make Fun of a Turtle, My Son, Simon & Schuster, 1969
• Moscow Puzzles, Scribner, 1971, Editor
• Space Puzzles, Simon & Schuster, 1971
• The Sixth Book of Mathematical Games from Scientific American, W.H. Freeman, 1971
• Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing, Simon & Schuster, 1972
• The Flight of Peter Fromm, William Kaufmann, 1973
• The Snark Puzzle Book, Simon & Schuster, 1973
• Mathematical Carnival, Knopf, 1975
• Mathematical Magic Show, Knopf, 1977
• More Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Teasers, Pocket Books, 1977
• The Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic, Magic, Inc., 1978
• The Tokyo Puzzles, Scribner, 1978, Editor
• The Wasp in a Wig, Clarkson N. Potter, 1978, Editor
• Aha! Insight, W.H. Freeman, 1978
• Mathematical Circus, Knopf, 1979
• Science: Good, Bad, and Bogus, Prometheus, 1981
• How Not to Test a Psychic, Prometheus, 1981
• Aha, Gotcha!, W.H. Freeman, 1982
• Order and Surprise, Prometheus, 1983
• Science-Fiction Puzzle Tales, Clarkson N. Potter, 1983
• Wheels, Life, and Other Mathematical Amusements, W.H. Freeman, 1983
• The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener, Morrow, 1983
• Puzzles from Other Worlds, Vintage, 1984
• Knotted Doughnuts and Other Mathematical Entertainments, W.H. Freeman, 1986
• The Wreck of the Titanic Foretold?, Prometheus, 1986, Editor
• Riddles of the Sphinx and Other Mathematical Puzzle Tales, Mathematical Association of America, 1987
• The Annotated Innocence of Father Brown, Oxford University Press, 1987, Editor
• The New Age: Notes of a Fringe Watcher, Prometheus, 1988
• Time Travel and Other Mathematical Bewilderments, W.H. Freeman, 1988
• Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers: Essays on Recreational Mathematics, W.H. Freeman, 1989
• Gardner's Whys and Wherefores, University of Chicago Press, 1989
• More Annotated Alice, Random House, 1990, Editor
• The Annotated "Night before Christmas”, Summit, 1991, Editor
• The Man Who Was Erdnase, Jeff Busby Magic, 1991, et al.
• Fractal Music, Hypercards, and More, W.H. Freeman, 1992
• On the Wild Side, Prometheus, 1992
• Best Remembered Poems, Dover, 1992, Editor
• The Healing Revelations of Mary Baker Eddy, Prometheus, 1993
• Martin Gardner Presents, Richard Kaufman, 1993
• Classic Brainteasers, Sterling, 1994
• My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles, Dover, 1994
• Famous Poems from Bygone Days, Dover, 1995, Editor
• Urantia: The Great Cult Mystery, Prometheus Books, 1995
• The Night Is Large: Collected Essays, 1938-1995, St. Martin's Press, 1996
• Weird Water and Fuzzy Logic, Prometheus Books, 1996
• The Universe in a Handkerchief, Copernicus, 1996
• Science Magic: Martin Gardner's Tricks and Puzzles, Sterling Publishing, 1997
• The Country of the Blind and Other Science-Fiction Stories, Dover, 1997, Editor
• The Last Recreations: Hydras, Eggs, and Other Mathematical Mystifications, Copernicus, 1997
• Calculus Made Easy, St. Martin's Press, 1998, Editor
• Martin Gardner's Table Magic, Dover, 1998
• Mental Magic, Sterling, 1999
• Match Magic, Piccadilly Books, 1999
• The Annotated Thursday, Ignatius Press, 1999, Editor
• Did Adam and Eve Have Navels?, W.W. Norton, 2000
• From the Wandering Jew to William F. Buckley Jr., Prometheus Books, 2000
• Mathematical Puzzle Tales, Mathematical Association of America, 2000
• A Gardner's Workout, A.K. Peters, 2001
• Martin Gardner's Favorite Poetic Parodies, Prometheus, 2001, Editor
• Mind-Boggling Word Puzzles, Sterling, 2001
• Are Universes Thicker Than Blackberries? , W.W. Norton, 2003
• Mensa Word Puzzles, Main Street, 2004, et al.
• Smart Science Tricks, Sterling, 2004
• Mensa Brain Twisters, Main Street, 2004, et al.
• The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems, Norton, 2006
• Optical Illusion Play Pack, Sterling, 2007
• A Lifetime of Puzzles, A.K. Peters, 2008
• Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi, Cambridge University Press, 2008
• The Jinn from Hyperspace and Other Scribblings, Prometheus Books, 2008
• Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube, Cambridge University Press, 2008
• Mathematical Wizardry for a Gardner, A.K. Peters, 2009
• Sphere Packing, Lewis Carroll, and Reversi, Cambridge University Press, 2009
• When You Were a Tadpole and I Was a Fish, Hill and Wang, 2009
Science Fiction & Fantasy Fiction
• The Numerology of Dr. Matrix, Simon & Schuster, 1967
• The Incredible Dr. Matrix, Simon & Schuster, 1977
• The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix, Simon & Schuster, 1985
• The No-Sided Professor and Other Tales of Fantasy, Humor, Mystery, and Philosophy, Prometheus, 1987
N.C. Locations Associated with Gardner, Martin
- Resided in:
- Asheville (City/Town)
