by Martin Gardner · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420613918
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«Nuevos pasatiempos matemáticos» is Martin Gardner's recreational mathematics book, published by Alianza in paperback (328 pages, in Spanish).
A collection of mathematical puzzles and problems that challenge common sense and show the discipline as a space of imagination and play. Includes riddles, enigmas, and logic challenges that the reader can solve with ingenuity and curiosity about numbers.
Part of the El Libro de Bolsillo series. Translated by Luis Bou García; the original title is Martin Gardner's New Mathematical Diversions from Scientific American.
For fans of enigmas and science popularization seeking a playful approach to mathematics.
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.
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