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The Jinn from hyperspace and other scribblings--both serious and whimsical / Martin Gardner.

Author/creator Gardner, Martin, 1914-2010
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoAmherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2008.
Description307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The false memory wars -- The sad case of Father Shanley -- Penrose : The road to reality -- Penrose : The emperor's new mind -- Time-reversed worlds -- The ars magna of Ramon Lull -- The Banach-Tarski paradox -- Transcendental numbers and early birds -- A defense of Platonic realism -- The Jinn from hyperspace -- Satan and the apple -- Blabbage's decision paradox -- Professor Cracker's antitelephone -- Energy from the vacuum? -- Popco -- Four letters -- Is beauty truth? -- Is string theory in trouble? -- Do loops explain consciousness? -- Chesterton : The Flying Inn -- Chesterton : Manalive -- The night before Christmas -- The great crumpled paper hoax -- So long old girl -- Queen Zixi of Ix -- The enchanted island of Yew -- John Dough and the cherub -- The magical monarch of Mo -- American fairy tales -- Mother Goose in prose -- How the Oz club started -- Sylvie and Bruno -- Phantasmagoria -- The nursery Alice -- Alice's adventures under ground -- The two Alice books.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2007038277
ISBN9781591025658
ISBN1591025656

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Joyner General Stacks QA95 .G248 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold