Arthur Benjamin is a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd
College in Claremont, California. He is also a professional
magician and performs his mixture of math and magic all over the
world.
Michael Shermer is host of the Caltech public lecture
series, a contributing editor to and monthly columnist of
Scientific American, the publisher of Skeptic magazine, and the
author of several science books. He lives in Altadena, California.
“A great introduction to the wonder of numbers, from two superb
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—Joseph Gallian, president of the Mathematical Association of
America
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—Martin Gardner, author of Mathematical Magic Show and Mathematical
Carnival
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—Dr. Edward O. Thorp, mathematician and author of Beat the Dealer
and Beat the Market
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