Бог да прости. Впечатли ме особено анотираната "Алиса", за другото не мога много да кажа. Дълъг живот, век без малко.

Gardner more or less single-handedly renewed and nurtured interest in recreational mathematics in North America for a large part of the 20th century. He is best known for his decades-long efforts in popular mathematics and science journalism, particularly through his "Mathematical Games" column in Scientific American.

Gardner had problems learning calculus and never took a mathematics course beyond high school.