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k MATHEMATICAI/ Stories andAnecdotes ofMathematicians and the Mathematical * * nt i % €j* * Awn 1 3 1833 04504 6' Mathematical Apocrypha Stories and Anecdotes of Mathematicians and the Mathematical ©2002by TheMathematicalAssociationofAmerica, Inc. LibraryofCongressCatalog CardNumber2002107968 ISBN0-88385-539-9 Printedinthe UnitedStatesofAmerica CurrentPrinting(lastdigit): 10 98765 4 32 1 Mathematical Apocrypha Stories and Anecdotes of Mathematicians and the Mathematical Steven G. Krantz Washington University in St. Louis Publishedanddistributedby The Mathematical Association ofAmerica In memory of Halsey Royden (1928-1993), an inspiring storyteller. SPECTRUM SERIES Publishedby THE MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Committee on Publications Gerald L. Alexanderson, Chair Spectrum EditorialBoard Gerald L. Alexanderson, Editor Robert Beezer Jeffrey L. Nunemacher William Dunham Jean Pedersen Michael Filaseta J. D. Phillips WilliamJ. Firey JenniferJ. Quinn Erica Flapan Marvin Schaefer Dan Kalman Harvey J. Schmidt, Jr. EleanorLang Kendrick Sanford L. Segal Ellen Maycock Franklin Sheehan Russell L. Merris Francis Edward Su John E. Wetzel The Spectrum Series of the Mathematical Association of America was so named to reflect its purpose: topublishabroadrangeofbooks includingbiographies, accessible expositions ofold or new mathematical ideas, reprints and revisions ofexcellent out- of-print books, popularworks, and othermonographs ofhigh interest that will appeal to a broad range of readers, including students and teachers of mathematics, mathe- matical amateurs, and researchers. 777Mathematical Conversation Starters, by John dePillis All the Math That's Fitto Print, by Keith Devlin Circles:A Mathematical View, by Dan Pedoe ComplexNumbersandGeometry, by Liang-shin Hahn Cryptology, by Albrecht Beutelspacher FiveHundredMathematicalChallenges, EdwardJ. Barbeau, Murray S. Klamkin, and William O. J. Moser From Zero to Infinity, by Constance Reid The Golden Section, by Hans Walser. Translated from the original German by Peter Hilton, with the assistance ofJean Pedersen. / Wantto BeaMathematician, by Paul R. Halmos Journey into Geometries, by Marta Sved JULIA: a life in mathematics, by Constance Reid The Lighter Side of Mathematics: Proceedings of the Eugene Strens Memorial Conference onRecreationalMathematics & ItsHistory, edited by RichardK. Guy and RobertE. Woodrow Lure oftheIntegers, by Joe Roberts Magic Tricks, CardShuffling, andDynamic ComputerMemories: TheMathematicsof thePerfectShuffle, by S. Brent Morris TheMath ChatBook, by FrankMorgan Mathematical Apocrypha: Stories and Anecdotes of Mathematicians and the Mathematical, by Steven G. Krantz Mathematical Carnival, by Martin Gardner Mathematical Circus, by Martin Gardner Mathematical Cranks, by Underwood Dudley MathematicalFallacies, Flaws, andFlimflam, by EdwardJ. Barbeau MathematicalMagicShow, by Martin Gardner MathematicalReminiscences, by Howard Eves Mathematics: Queen andServantofScience, by E.T. Bell Memorabilia Mathematica, by RobertEdouard Moritz NewMathematicalDiversions, by Martin Gardner Non-Euclidean Geometry, by H. S. M. Coxeter NumericalMethods That Work, by Forman Acton Numerologyor What Pythagoras Wrought, by Underwood Dudley Out ofthe Mouths ofMathematicians, by Rosemary Schmalz Penrose Tiles to TrapdoorCiphers ... andthe Return ofDr. Matrix, by Martin Gardner Polyominoes, by George Martin TowerPlay, by EdwardJ. Barbeau The Random WalksofGeorgePolya, by Gerald L. Alexanderson TheSearchforE.T. Bell, also knownasJohn Taine, by Constance Reid ShapingSpace, edited by Marjorie Senechal and George Fleck StudentResearch Projects in Calculus, by Marcus Cohen, Arthur Knoebel, Edward D. Gaughan, Douglas S. Kurtz, and DavidPengelley Symmetry, byHansWalser. TranslatedfromtheoriginalGermanby PeterHilton, with theassistance ofJean Pedersen. The Trisectors, by UnderwoodDudley Twenty YearsBefore theBlackboard, by Michael Stueben with Diane Sandford The WordsofMathematics, by Steven Schwartzman MAA ServiceCenter P.O. Box 91112 Washington, DC 20090-1112 800-331-1622 FAX 301-206-9789 www.maa org .
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