Article on Martin Gardner

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Article on Martin Gardner

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Interesting article entitled Martin Gardner, puzzle master extraordinaire.
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Nice, thanks!
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WOW!

That link offers a lifetime of puzzles.

Of the three at the beginning of the article . . .

1)
Spoiler
90 degrees
2)
Spoiler
I have no clue
3)
Spoiler
The hole grows smaller
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Bob, for the answers, see the very end of that article...
You can mark your own answers :evilgrin:
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Rudi wrote:Bob, for the answers, see the very end of that article...
You can mark your own answers :evilgrin:
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When I was at school, I used to love reading Mathematical Games by Martin Gardner. I would immediately turn to that page every time I got a new issue of Scientific American.
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John Gray wrote:Interesting article entitled Martin Gardner, puzzle master extraordinaire.
Excellent. THANKS!!

Nice to see that I got a mention in the article ("Early computer users programmed it with enthusiasm, often at the expense of their official duties") :rofl: :laugh:
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