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1. Games, Puzzles, and Computation

   By Robert A. Hearn, Erik D. Demaine

   The authors show that there are underlying mathematical reasons for why games and puzzles are challenging (and perhaps why they are so much fun). They also show that games and puzzles can serve as powerful models of computation—quite different from the usual models of automata and circuits—offering...

   Published June 29th 2009 by A K Peters/CRC Press
2. A Lifetime of Puzzles

   Edited by Erik D. Demaine, Martin L. Demaine, Tom Rodgers

   Martin Gardner has entertained the world with his puzzles for decades and inspired countless mathematicians and scientists. As he rounds out another decade, his colleagues are paying him tribute with this special collection that contains contributions from some of the most respected puzzlemasters,...

   Published October 27th 2008 by A K Peters/CRC Press
3. Tribute to a Mathemagician

   Edited by Barry Cipra, Erik D. Demaine, Martin L. Demaine, Tom Rodgers

   The tradition of a publication based on the Gathering for Gardner continues with this new carefully selected and edited collection in which Martin Gardner and friends inspire and entertain. The contributors to this volume---virtually a list of Who's Who in the World of Puzzles---trace their...

   Published November 9th 2004 by A K Peters/CRC Press