Martin Gardner was born on October 21, 1914 in Tulsa, OK. An author, philosopher, and mathematician who designed math puzzles and wrote treatises on religion and literature, he was also a popular columnist for both the Skeptical Inquirer and Scientific American. His noteworthy published works include Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science and The Ambidextrous Universe.
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An author, Philosopher, and Mathematician who designed math puzzles and wrote treatises on religion and literature, he was also a popular columnist for both the Skeptical Inquirer and Scientific American. His noteworthy published works include Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science and The Ambidextrous Universe.
Before Fame
He served for four years on a destroyer during World War II. Later, he studied at the University of Chicago and went on to write for the New York-based publication, Humpty Dumpty.
Trivia
He wrote the highly popular Mathematical Games column for Scientific American magazine.
Family Life
He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His father was a petroleum Geologist.
Associated With
He was the foremost expert on Lewis Carroll, and he set out to explain the many mathematical riddles and puns in Alice in Wonderland.
