2013-05-23T08:02:32-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8295&Focus=240571#Comment_240571 2010-05-25T02:41:07-07:00 2013-05-23T08:02:32-07:00 nigredo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2373

Philosopher and science writer Martin Gardner (mostly known for his Mathematical Games column in Scientific american and his annotations to Lewis Carroll's works) died last Saturday.

Martin Gardner (mostly known for his Mathematical Games column in Scientific american and his annotations to Lewis Carroll's works) died last Saturday.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8295&Focus=240722#Comment_240722 2010-05-25T20:05:41-07:00 2013-05-23T08:02:32-07:00 David Matthew http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2886

I, for one, was shocked this wasn't bigger news. He had the bad fate to die just as the people who would likely know who he was were gearing up for the Lost finale, I think. (Doesn't matter who you ...

I'm just realizing how much an impact he had on my thoughts, even though I wasn't exposed to much of his work. When I was 12 or so, I found my father's copy of SCIENCE: GOOD, BAD, AND BOGUS, and tore through it. It was the sweet spot for shaping me; I think I can trace much of my skeptical and scientific worldview to that and a healthy dose of science fiction at the right time.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8295&Focus=240753#Comment_240753 2010-05-26T01:10:56-07:00 2010-05-26T01:12:14-07:00 nigredo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2373

Same here. I was really surprised to not see wider mention of this. His books on pseudoscience were favourites of mine, as was ANNOTATED ALICE.

His books on pseudoscience were favourites of mine, as was ANNOTATED ALICE.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8295&Focus=240768#Comment_240768 2010-05-26T03:39:10-07:00 2013-05-23T08:02:32-07:00 JRadley http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6508

RIP I'm fairly sure it was one of his Mathematical Games columns in SA in the early 80s that introduced me to the concept of the planiverse and the 'Flatland' books.

I'm fairly sure it was one of his Mathematical Games columns in SA in the early 80s that introduced me to the concept of the planiverse and the 'Flatland' books.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8295&Focus=240770#Comment_240770 2010-05-26T04:40:10-07:00 2013-05-23T08:02:32-07:00 Drew_badly http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7895

Bugger, I've just finised Annotated Alice