80 Years of Gardner Magic

Authors

Jeremiah Farrell
Karen Farrell

Abstract

The magician and historiam Max Maven poignantly eulogized Martin Gardner in his article "In Memoriam" in the July 2010 issue of GENII magazine. Commenting on the diverse interests of Gardner in non-fiction, puzzles, recreational mathematics, philosophy, games, skepticism, word play and magic, Maven noted: "So far as is known, the final Gardner publication during his lifetime was a magic trick that he contributed to the May 2010 issue of Word Ways, a quarterly journal with a small but fervent readership. I will mention, without humility, that the trick was based on one of mine -- which in turn was based on one of Martin's."

Recommended Citation

Farrell, Jeremiah and Farrell, Karen (2010) "80 Years of Gardner Magic," Word Ways: Vol. 43 : Iss. 3 , Article 5.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol43/iss3/5