by Martin Gardner · Alianza Editorial · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788420605494
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«El ahorcamiento inesperado y otros entretenimientos matemáticos», by Martin Gardner, is a book of mathematical puzzles in paperback from Alianza Editorial.
A collection of mathematical problems and puzzles in which Martin Gardner explores logical paradoxes such as the unexpected hanging, geometric directions in the plane, the geometry of the fourth dimension, and curious aspects of probability theory. Each chapter presents exercises whose solutions are gathered at the end.
Original title: «The Unexpected Hanging and Other Mathematical Diversions». This Spanish edition belongs to the El Libro de Bolsillo collection from Alianza Editorial.
For fans of mathematics and logic puzzles seeking an enjoyable and entertaining read.
Martin Gardner was an American writer on popular mathematics and popular science. His interests also encompassed magic, scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literature – especially the writings of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and G. K. Chesterton. He was a leading authority on Lewis Carroll; The Annotated Alice, which incorporated the text of Carroll's two Alice books, was his most successful work and sold over a million copies. He had a lifelong interest in magic and illusion and in 1999, MAGIC magazine named him as one of the "100 Most Influential Magicians of the Twentieth Century". He was considered the doyen of American puzzlers. He was a prolific and versatile author, publishing more than 100 books.
