Gardner, Martin
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Martin Gardner was born October 21,m 1914, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His varied literary career included work as a journalist, editor, and writer. He was a mathematician who had an asteroid named after him, and has received other awards and honors, mostly in the field of science. He is perhaps best known as a skeptic and debunked. In the field of children's books, he was much influenced as a child by the stories of L. Frank Baum, and has written many articles about him. He has also produced annotated versions of Lewis Carroll's Alice books.
Biographical Source: Something About the Author vols. 16, 142
From the guide to the Martin Gardner Papers, 1971, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])
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referencedIn | Antioch Review mss., 1940-2007 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
creatorOf | Gardner, Martin. The Scientific American book of mathematics, puzzles and diversions. | Greater Victoria Public Library | |
creatorOf | Martin Gardner Papers, 1971 | University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections | |
referencedIn | The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | White mss., 1932-1969 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
referencedIn | William Harmon Papers (#4568), 1939-2000 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection |
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associatedWith | Antioch review. |
associatedWith | Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968 |
correspondedWith | Harmon, William, 1938- |
correspondedWith | Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). |
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