Archive for Martin Gardner
H. G. Wells in Russia
Martin Gardner is a science writer, author of some fifty books about science, math, philosophy, and literature. His best known book is The Annotated Alice. He was the editor of the math department of Scientific American for 25 years. Today’s college students, preoccupied with everything except a liberal education, have only the dimmest awareness of [...]
1May1995 | Martin Gardner | 1 comment | Continued-
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Bubbles, Malinvestment, and Higher Education
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I am not going to try to defend JPMorgan Chase for its recent, widely reported financial blunders. ... Read More
For Equality; Against Privilege
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