On the Wild Side - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781591021155ISBN-10:1591021154UPC:9781591021155Book Category:Body, Mind & Spirit, ScienceBook Subcategory:EssaysSize:8.20 x 5.30 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCT1YN04EK
"I have always been intrigued by fringe science," writes Martin Gardner in the preface to this book, "perhaps for the same reason that I enjoy freak shows and circuses. Pseudoscientists, especially the extreme cranks, are fascinating creatures for psychological study. Moreover, I have found that one of the best ways to learn something about any branch of science is to find out where its crackpots...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781591021155ISBN-10:1591021154UPC:9781591021155Book Category:Body, Mind & Spirit, ScienceBook Subcategory:EssaysSize:8.20 x 5.30 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCT1YN04EK
Martin Gardner (1914 - 2010), the creator of Scientific American's "Mathematical Games" column, which he wrote for more than twenty-five years, was the author of almost one hundred books, including The Annotated Night Before Christmas, The Annotated Snark, Martin Gardner's Favorite Poetic Parodies, From the Wandering Jew to William F. Buckley Jr., and Science: Good, Bad and Bogus. For many years...
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