martin gardner – celebration of mind

Martin Gardner was born on October 21, 1914. Each year on or around October 21, Celebrations of Mind are held to share the topics he wrote about in his Scientific American columns. Below are books and resources about hexaflexagons and other related topics:

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A brief video of Martin flexing a hexaflexagon:

And another video from Vi Hart:

Read more about Martin Gardner and Celebration of Mind.

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References:

Gardner, M. (2001). A gardner’s workout: Training the mind and entertaining the spirit. Natick, MA: A K Peters.

Gardner, M. (1988). Hexaflexagons and other mathematical diversions: The first scientific american book of puzzles and games. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press

Resources|Gathering for Gardner from Celebration of Mind http://celebrationofmind.org/resources Accessed October 21, 2013.

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