Martin Gardner is probably best known for the Mathematical Games column he wrote for Scientific American from 1956 to 1981 and for his books on recreational math. His influence on several generations of mathematicians and computer science researchers is hard to overstate and in 1993 his fans started a bi-annual Gathering 4 Gardner conference in his honor. The 14th gathering, G4G14, is currently under way here in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s a multi-day event filled with […]