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From: Sam Wormley on 24 May 2010 11:09 A tribute to Martin Gardner http://timesonline.typepad.com/science/2010/05/a-tribute-to-martin-gardner.html
From: Sam Wormley on 24 May 2010 22:38 On 5/24/10 10:12 AM, Sam Wormley wrote: > A tribute to Martin Gardner > > http://timesonline.typepad.com/science/2010/05/a-tribute-to-martin-gardner.html > FEATURES: Profile: Martin Gardner, the Mathematical Gamester (1914-2010) For 35 years, he wrote Scientific American 's Mathematical Games column, educating and entertaining minds and launching the careers of generations of mathematicians http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=profile-of-martin-gardner&sc=DD_20100524
From: Peter Webb on 26 May 2010 04:25 "Sam Wormley" <swormley1(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:sPCdnejhYIO4pWbWnZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d(a)mchsi.com... > On 5/24/10 10:12 AM, Sam Wormley wrote: >> A tribute to Martin Gardner >> >> http://timesonline.typepad.com/science/2010/05/a-tribute-to-martin-gardner.html >> > > FEATURES: Profile: Martin Gardner, the Mathematical Gamester (1914-2010) > For 35 years, he wrote Scientific American 's Mathematical Games column, > educating and entertaining minds and launching the careers of generations > of mathematicians > > http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=profile-of-martin-gardner&sc=DD_20100524 I was 14 years old and it was 1971 when I first saw a Martin Gardner piece in Scientific American, and for my 15th birthday I freaked out my parents by asking for his (then) 4 volumes of collected columns as my birthday present, which I received. He changed my life as well. I didn't see it on any Australian media, only heard about it here. Very sad.
From: Anthony Ayiomamitis on 26 May 2010 20:55 On 26 ÌÜúïò, 11:25, "Peter Webb" <webbfam...(a)DIESPAMDIEoptusnet.com.au> wrote: > "Sam Wormley" <sworml...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:sPCdnejhYIO4pWbWnZ2dnUVZ_gGdnZ2d(a)mchsi.com... > > > On 5/24/10 10:12 AM, Sam Wormley wrote: > >> A tribute to Martin Gardner > > >>http://timesonline.typepad.com/science/2010/05/a-tribute-to-martin-ga.... > > > FEATURES: Profile: Martin Gardner, the Mathematical Gamester (1914-2010) > > For 35 years, he wrote Scientific American 's Mathematical Games column, > > educating and entertaining minds and launching the careers of generations > > of mathematicians > > >http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=profile-of-martin-ga.... > > I was 14 years old and it was 1971 when I first saw a Martin Gardner piece > in Scientific American, and for my 15th birthday I freaked out my parents by > asking for his (then) 4 volumes of collected columns as my birthday present, > which I received. > > He changed my life as well. > > I didn't see it on any Australian media, only heard about it here. Very sad. This is indeed very sad news! The first thing I would read with each new issue was his column. Rest in peace, Martin. Anthony.
From: Quadibloc on 26 May 2010 23:02 On May 26, 6:55 pm, Anthony Ayiomamitis <anth...(a)perseus.gr> wrote: > This is indeed very sad news! The first thing I would read with each > new issue was his column. And this was true for me as well, as for many others. John Savard
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