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Martin Gardner

A person with white hair and glasses, wearing a brown sweater over a light blue collared shirt, stands against a neutral gray background.

An American mathematics and science writer who authored the Mathematical Games column in Scientific American for twenty-five years. Gardner served as a conduit between academic mathematics and the general public, popularising concepts like the Game of Life, fractals, and early iterations of public-key cryptography before they were widely understood.

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