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[dr_whuh]

 Martin GardnerOctober 21, 1914 - May 22, 2010
His mind was an ocean of great breadth, depth, and diversity. We shall not see his like again in our time.

Links:

1. Wikipedia
2. Discover
3. Comments by James Randi
4. Comments by Richard Dawkins
 

Comments

[apostle_of_eris]

It's a connection I hadn't made before, but I commented to an announcement I saw earlier that he's way up there with William Gaines as one of the universal influences of our generations.

[bibliofile]

Yeah, he was one of the things that my Dad and I had in common -- and liked for the same reasons.