Book description
Paradoxes and paper-folding, Moebius variations and mnemonics, fallacies, magic squares, topological curiosities, parlor tricks, and games ancient and modern, from Polyominoes, Nim, Hex, and the Tower of Hanoi to four-dimensional ticktacktoe. These mathematical recreations, clearly and cleverly presented by Martin Gardner, delight and perplex while demonstrating principles of logic, probability,…
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Over many years, Martin Gardner authored a column on popular mathematics for Scientific American and a series of popular books. His writings also helped change my life, showing me how exciting and marvelous mathematics can be.
He illuminated how mathematics underlies nature—from the patterns and shapes of petals and leaves to the weather—and much of our daily lives. He illustrated how geodesic and other domes stand up without support structures in the middle, how past and secret military codes work, and how simple paper cutouts can have seemingly magical properties and reveal paradoxes.
From Robert's list on The best books about making scientific discoveries.
If you love Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi...
December on 5C4
Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…
Want books like Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi?
Our community of 13,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi.
Browse books like Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi
Share your top 3 reads of 2026!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
166
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi, you might also like...
Sexy Selfie Nation
The problem is not with the actions young women take but with the toxic, sexist conditions they are responding to.
Tanenbaum found, based on six years of interviews with young people ages 14-30, that young women are navigating a culture littered with gendered dress codes, revenge porn, and sexually explicit…
In This Together
In This Together explores how we can harness our social networks to make a real impact fighting the climate crisis. Against notions of the lone environmental crusader, Marianne E. Krasny shows us the power of "network climate action"—the idea that our own ordinary acts can influence and inspire those close…
