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Who is Martin Gardner? A Conversation with Friends, Colleagues, and Family

A panel of people who knew Martin Gardner well will share their favorite stories about him and reveal just how important his contributions have been to mathematics and to math lovers around the world.
Ask questions, speak with the presenters and share your own memories and stories.
Panel includes:
  • James Gardner (University of Oklahoma, Martin Gardner’s son)
  • John Conway (Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University)
  • Mark Setteducati (President, Gathering 4 Gardner)
  • Neil Sloane (The OEIS Foundation and Rutgers University)
  • Colm Mulcahy (Spelman College and Author of Mathematical Card Magic: Fifty-Two New Effects)

For more information and to register, visit gardner.momath.org.

If you would like to purchase a copy of Undiluted Hocus-Pocus: The Autobiography of Martin Gardner (published this October), we will reserve a copy and deliver it to you on Oct. 26. The cost is $24.95, which you can add to your registration fee at gardner.momath.org.











When: Sat., Oct. 26, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Where: Museum of Mathematics
11 E. 26th St.
212-542-0566
Price: $14
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A panel of people who knew Martin Gardner well will share their favorite stories about him and reveal just how important his contributions have been to mathematics and to math lovers around the world.
Ask questions, speak with the presenters and share your own memories and stories.
Panel includes:
  • James Gardner (University of Oklahoma, Martin Gardner’s son)
  • John Conway (Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Princeton University)
  • Mark Setteducati (President, Gathering 4 Gardner)
  • Neil Sloane (The OEIS Foundation and Rutgers University)
  • Colm Mulcahy (Spelman College and Author of Mathematical Card Magic: Fifty-Two New Effects)

For more information and to register, visit gardner.momath.org.

If you would like to purchase a copy of Undiluted Hocus-Pocus: The Autobiography of Martin Gardner (published this October), we will reserve a copy and deliver it to you on Oct. 26. The cost is $24.95, which you can add to your registration fee at gardner.momath.org.

Buy tickets/get more info now