{"product_id":"the-colossal-book-of-short-puzzles-and-problems-9780393061147","title":"The Colossal Book of Short Puzzles and Problems","description":"For more than twenty-five years, Martin Gardner was \u003cem\u003eScientific American's\u003c\/em\u003e renowned provocateur of popular math. His yearly gatherings of short and inventive problems were easily his most anticipated math columns. Loyal readers would savor the wit and elegance of his explorations in physics, probability, topology, and chess, among others. Grouped by subject and arrayed from easiest to hardest, the puzzles gathered here, which complement the lengthier, more involved problems in \u003cem\u003eThe Colossal Book of Mathematics\u003c\/em\u003e, have been selected by Gardner for their illuminating; and often bewildering; solutions. Filled with over 300 illustrations, this new volume even contains nine new mathematical gems that Gardner, now ninety, has been gathering for the last decade. No amateur or expert math lover should be without this indispensable volume; a capstone to Gardner's seventy-year career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGardner, Martin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Gardner\u003c\/strong\u003e (1914-2010) is regarded as one of the world's leading experts on Lewis Carroll and his work. The author of more than a hundred books, he wrote the Mathematical Games column for \u003cem\u003eScientific American\u003c\/em\u003e for twenty-five years and has been hailed by Douglas Hofstadter as one of the great intellects produced in this country in this century.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641387192594,"sku":"9780393061147","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c2cbdb19-d368-4415-a0a7-91434f7a7027.jpg?v=1733013509","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-colossal-book-of-short-puzzles-and-problems-9780393061147","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}