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Gardner, Martin, 1914-2010
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Science -- Miscellanea.
Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
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Gardner, Martin, 1914-2010
Science -- Miscellanea.
Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
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When
you
were
a
tadpole
and
I
was a
fish
: and
other
speculations
about
this and that / Martin Gardner.
by
Gardner, Martin, 1914-2010
Hill and Wang, 2009.
Call #:
500 G227w
Subjects
Science -- Miscellanea.
Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
ISBN:
9780809087372 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0809087375 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
viii, 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-233) and index.
Contents:
Science. Ann Coulter takes on Darwin ; Isaac Newton's vast ocean of truth ; Bull's-eyes and famous fumbles ; Mr. Belloc objects ; Mr. Belloc still objects -- Bogus science. Why
I
am not a paranormalist ; New thought, unity, and Ella Wheeler Wilcox ; Was the sinking of the Titanic foretold? -- Mathematics. Dracula makes a martini ; The Fibonacci sequence ; L-tromino tiling of mutilated chessboards ; Is Ruben Hersch "out there"? -- Logic. The explosion of Blaggage's oracle ; The erasing of Philbert the Fudger -- Literature. The wonderful Wizard of Oz ; The life and adventures of Santa Claus ; Tales of the long bow ;
When
you
were
a
tadpole
and
I
was a
fish
-- Religion. The curious case of Frank Tipler ; The comic pratfall of Richard Roberts ; Why
I
am not an atheist ; The coloured lands ; The price we pay -- Politics. Is socialism a dirty word?
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Questions and answers.
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