For more than twenty-five years, Martin Gardner was "Scientific American\'s" renowned provocateur of popular math.
Grouped by subject and arrayed from easiest to hardest, the Puzzles gathered here, which complement the lengthier, more involved Problems in "The Colossal.
Loyal readers would savor the wit and elegance of his explorations in physics, probability, topology, and chess, among others.
His yearly gatherings of Short and inventive Problems were easily his most anticipated math columns.
For more than twenty-five years, Martin Gardner was "Scientific American\'s" renowned provocateur of popular math