Who was Martin Gardner?

First and last, he was a skeptic, who was most well known as a scientific American, writer and annotator. This mere mortal was a mathematician, magician & mysterian, who turned out to be a big inspiration to several generations of people all over the world.

To some, Martin was the best friend mathematics ever had, and to others he was one of the most influential magicians of the last century. He's universally acknowledged as the founding father of the modern skeptical movement, and his written legacy includes over 100 books, from his best selling Annotated Alice to dozens of classics on recreational mathematics and puzzles.

But don't take our word for it, see what the experts say:

"[O]ne of the great intellects produced in this country in the 20th century"—Douglas Hofstadter

"Martin Gardner's contribution to contemporary intellectual culture is unique--in its range, its insight, and understanding of hard questions that matter"—Noam Chomsky

"[T]he single brightest beacon defending rationality and good science against the mysticism and anti-intellectualism that surround us"—Stephen Jay Gould

"[He] brought more mathematics to more millions than anyone else"—Richard K. Guy



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