Undiluted hocus-pocus : the autobiography of Martin Gardner : Gardner, Martin, 1914-2010 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

xxvii, 233 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : 23 cm

The late "Scientific American" columnist who published books on topics ranging from magic and math to philosophy and religion chronicles his life, from his childhood to his service in the Navy to his varied professional pursuits

Includes index

Magic, mathematics, and mysterians / by Persi Diaconis -- I am a mysterian -- Earliest memories -- Lee School -- Tulsa Central High, I -- Central High, II -- Hutchins and Adler -- Richard McKeon -- I lose my faith -- Chicago, I -- Chicago, II -- I become a journalist -- Mother and Dad -- The Navy, I -- The Navy, II -- Esquire and Humpty -- Scientific American -- Pseudoscience -- Math and magic friends -- Charlotte -- Bob and Betty -- God -- My philosophy -- My most elegant friend ... / by James Randi