Martin Gardner

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American mathematics and science writer (1914-2010)

United States WritersLived 1914 to 2010 · aged 95

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Fame54.6

MomentumNot measured

Languages30

Peak1980s

In century#9,388

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Photos 2

Gardner as a high school senior, 1932

Awards 6

1997Joseph A. Burton Forum Award

1992David Hilbert Award

1987Leroy P. Steele Prize

Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Science Writing Award

In their orbit 1

FatherJames Henry Gardner

Connected to Martin 6

James RandiAlso won Joseph A. Burton Forum Award

Abraham PaisAlso won Science Writing Award

Sergey KapitsaAlso won Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

Stephen Cole KleeneAlso won Leroy P. Steele Prize

Stephen ToulminAlso won Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

Simon SinghAlso won Science Writing Award

About this person

Martin Gardner was an American writer on popular mathematics and popular science. His interests also encompassed magic, scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literature - especially the writings of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and G. K. Chesterton. He was a leading authority on Lewis Carroll; The Annotated Alice, which incorporated the text of Carroll's two Alice books, was his most successful work and sold over a million copies. He had a lifelong interest in magic and illusion and in 1999, MAGIC magazine named him as one of the "100 Most Influential Magicians of the Twentieth Century". He was considered the doyen of American puzzlers. He was a prolific and versatile author, publishing more than 100 books.

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