If you grew up, as I did, devouring every puzzle book you could get your hands on, you probably owe at least a little of your geekiness to Martin Gardner. His ability to craft unusual and interesting ...
Scientific American: Math and Puzzle Fans Find Magic in Martin Gardner’s Legacy
Martin Gardner’s Mathematical Games column in Scientific American fascinated and mystified readers for decades—and his legacy continues to bring mathematicians, artists and puzzlers together. Gardner ...
Martin Gardner is, to put it as broadly as possible, a professional smart person. His job, as a columnist for Scientific American and the author of dozens of books, is to write about complicated ideas ...
I never met Martin Gardner, but like almost all mathematicians of my generation, I count him as an old friend. I'm a little too young to have read "Mathematical Games," the column of numerical, ...
Martin Gardner, 95, a journalist whose omnivorous curiosity gave rise to wide-ranging writings that popularized mathematics, explored theology and philosophy, debunked pseudoscience and dug into Lewis ...
Weekend Edition's own "Math Guy" Keith Devlin calls the late Martin Gardner the greatest "math guy" of all time. As Devlin tells NPR's Scott Simon, Gardner had little formal mathematics training. And ...
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Home of the University of Tennessee at Martin and the Soybean Festival, City of Martin has plenty to offer for its residents and visitors.
Explore Historic Downtown Martin, TN—home to local shops, dining, and community events with small-town charm and Southern hospitality.
Martin is located in Weakley County, 130 miles northeast of Memphis, and 150 miles northwest of Nashville. Martin is the largest city in Weakley County. The city is served by U. S. Highway 45E, Tennessee State Highway 22, and the West Tennessee Railroad. (see the location map). The Martin area is characterized by level to gently rolling land with an average elevation of about 400 feet. Most ...