Martin Gardner was an American recreational mathematician best known for his "Mathematical Games" column, which ran in Scientific American for twenty-five years. Through this column he introduced many subjects, including flexagons, polyominos, Piet Hein's Soma Cube, and John Conway's Game of Life, to a wider audience. He was also an accomplished amateur magician and an active member of the skeptical movement associated with James Randi. Gardner published more than 60 books, including various collections of his Scientific American columns, The Ambidextrous Universe, and The Annotated Alice.

 

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1. Gardner, Martin. Mathematics, Magic and Mystery. Mineola, NY: Dover, 1956.
2. Gardner, M. Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959.
3. Gardner, Martin, ed. The Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd. Mineola, NY: Dover, 1959. 2 Vols.
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9. Gardner, Martin. The Ambidextrous Universe. New York: Charles Scriber's Sons, 1978.
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14. Gardner, Martin. The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1985.
15. Gardner, M. Knotted Doughnuts and Other Mathematical Entertainments. New York: W. H. Freeman, 1986.
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17. Gardner, Martin. Time Travel and Other Mathematical Bewilderments. New York: W. H. Freeman, 1987.
18. Gardner, Martin. Hexaflexagons and Other Mathematical Diversions. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988.
19. Gardner, Martin. Penrose Tiles and Trapdoor Ciphers... and the Return of Dr. Matrix. New York: W. H. Freeman, 1989.
20. Gardner, Martin. Mathematical Carnival. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, 1989.
21.Gardner, Martin. Mathematical Magic Show. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, 1990.
22. Gardner, M. Fractal Music, Hypercards, and More Mathematical Recreations from Scientific American Magazine. New York: W. H. Freeman, 1992.
23. Gardner, Martin (Introduction and Notes). The Annotated Alice: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. New York: Random House, 1998.