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When you Were a Tadpole and I was a Fish : : and Other Speculations About This and That

Gardner, Martin, 1914- Book - 2009 500 Ga 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4 out of 5

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Science. Ann Coulter takes on Darwin ; Isaac Newton's vast ocean of truth ; Bull's-eyes and famous fumbles ; Mr. Belloc objects ; Mr. Belloc still objects -- Bogus science. Why I am not a paranormalist ; New thought, unity, and Ella Wheeler Wilcox ; Was the sinking of the Titanic foretold? -- Mathematics. Dracula makes a martini ; The Fibonacci sequence ; L-tromino tiling of mutilated chessboards ; Is Ruben Hersch "out there"? -- Logic. The explosion of Blaggage's oracle ; The erasing of Philbert the Fudger -- Literature. The wonderful Wizard of Oz ; The life and adventures of Santa Claus ; Tales of the long bow ; When you were a tadpole and I was a fish -- Religion. The curious case of Frank Tipler ; The comic pratfall of Richard Roberts ; Why I am not an atheist ; The coloured lands ; The price we pay -- Politics. Is socialism a dirty word?

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PUBLISHED
New York : Hill and Wang, 2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: viii, 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780809087372
0809087375

SUBJECTS
Science.
Mathematics.
Questions and answers.