Martin Gardner Centennial

Martin Gardner was born 21 Oct 1914, and events celebrating his centennial and his extensive legacy have taken place throughout 2014-2015, all over the world!

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  • YouTube ("Martin Gardner 1914 2010—The Best Friend Mathematics Ever Had," Oct 2014/2015)

  • Princeton University Press (The Best Writing on Mathematics 2015, Dec 2015)

  • Scientific American ("The Mathematical Surprises of Triangles, Squares and Pentagons," 28 Oct 2015)

  • Huffington Post ("The Search for the Mathematically Optimal Pack of Cigarettes," 21 Oct 2015)

  • New York Times ("The Importance of Recreational Math," by Manil Suri, 12 Oct 2015)

  • Google Tech Talk ("Martin Gardner 101," by Colm Mulcahy, 30 Jul 2015)

    Older centennial articles, features, blogs    /   Tricks and Treats
    Scheduled Celebration of Mind events    /    Registering Celebration of Mind events

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    Some of the publications honoring Martin right now (click on the images, and see below for more details).

    If you'd like to host or attend a Celebration of Mind in the coming months, please click here.

    If Martin's writing meant anything to you, please leave a testimonial here.

    Highlights


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    Centennial Committee Members