The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carroll’s Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays

The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carroll’s Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays

by Martin Gardner (Author)

Synopsis

This book contains scores of intriguing puzzles and paradoxes from Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, whose interests ranged from inventing new games like Arithmetical Croquet to important problems in symbolic logic and propositional calculus. Written by Carroll expert and well-known mathematics author Martin Gardner, this tour through Carroll's inventions is both fun and informative.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 168
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Publisher: Copernicus
Published: 04 Oct 2013

ISBN 10: 9780387256
ISBN 13: 9780387256412
Book Overview: Springer Book Archives