In a publishing career spanning 80 years (1930–2010),[1]popular mathematics and science writer Martin Gardner (1914–2010) authored or edited over 100 books and countless articles, columns and reviews.
All Gardner's works were non-fiction except for two novels – The Flight of Peter Fromm (1973) and Visitors from Oz (1998) – and two collections of short pieces – The Magic Numbers of Dr. Matrix (1967, 1985) and The No-Sided Professor (1987).
Here's New Magic: An Array of New and Original Magic Secrets (1937) "by Joe Berg" [actually ghostwritten by Gardner], Illus. by Nelson C. Hahne; Chicago: Privately printed.
The Second Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions (1961)[A]
Martin Gardner's New Mathematical Diversions from Scientific American (1966)[A], Simon & Schuster.
The Numerology of Dr. Matrix: The Fabulous Feats and Adventures in Number Theory, Sleight of Word, and Numerological Analysis (Literary, Biblical, Political, Philosophical and Psychonumeranalytical) of That Incredible Master Mind (1967)[A], Simon & Schuster.
Knotted Doughnuts and Other Mathematical Entertainments (1986)[A], W. H. Freeman & Co. ISBN0-7167-1799-9.
Riddles of the Sphinx and other Mathematical Puzzle Tales (1987)[C], Mathematical Association of America, ISBN0-88385-632-8
Time Travel and Other Mathematical Bewilderments (1987)[A], W.H. Freeman & Company; ISBN0-7167-1925-8
The No-Sided Professor and Other Tales of Fantasy, Humor, Mystery, and Philosophy (1987), Prometheus Books; ISBN0-87975-390-0. (26 short stories, 2 poems)
The New Age: Notes of a Fringe Watcher (1988)[B], Prometheus Books; ISBN0-87975-432-X
Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers (1989)[A], W. H. Freeman & Co. ISBN0-7167-1987-8.
Fractal Music, Hypercards and More (1991)[A], W. H. Freeman
On the Wild Side: The Big Bang, ESP, the Beast 666, Levitation, Rainmaking, Trance-Channeling, Seances and Ghosts, and More... (1992)[B], Prometheus Books; ISBN0-87975-713-2
The Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic (1985), Magic, Inc (574 pgs).[D]
From the Wandering Jew to William F. Buckley, Jr.: On Science, Literature, and Religion (2000), Prometheus Books; ISBN1-57392-852-6
Did Adam and Eve Have Navels?: Debunking Pseudoscience (2001)[B], W.W. Norton & Company; ISBN0-393-32238-6.
A Gardner's Workout: Training the Mind and Entertaining the Spirit (2001), ISBN1-56881-120-9. (collection of articles and reviews that Gardner published from 1984 to 2000)
The Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems (2001), W.W. Norton & Company; ISBN0-393-02023-1 (a "best of" collection)
Are Universes Thicker Than Blackberries?: Discourses on Gödel, Magic Hexagrams, Little Red Riding Hood, and Other Mathematical and Pseudoscientific Topics (2003)[B], ISBN0-393-05742-9[4]
The Annotated Night Before Christmas: A Collection of Sequels, Parodies, And Imitations of Clement Moore's Immortal Ballad About Santa Claus Edited, with an introduction and notes, by Martin Gardner (1991), Summit Books (Reprinted, Prometheus Books, 1995); ISBN0-671-70839-2
Kordemsky, Boris A. (1992), The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations (Series: Dover Recreational Math). [Simplified edition of 1956 Russian-language original.]
Peter Puzzlemaker Returns! More Puzzles for Problem Solvers (1994); Dale Seymour Publications ("Compiled and introduced" by Gardner; no primary author given.)
Best Remembered Poems (1995), Dover.
Famous Poems From Bygone Days (1995), Dover.
Wells, H.G., "The Country of the Blind" and Other Science Fiction Stories (1997 Dover edition), introduction by Gardner for each story. (Series: Dover Thrift Editions)
Science Magic: Martin Gardner's Tricks and Puzzles (1997), Sterling Pub. Co.
Reprinted as Martin Gardner's Science Magic: Tricks and Puzzles (2011), Dover
Mind-Boggling Word Puzzles (2001), New York: Sterling Publishing Co. (Illust. by V.G. Myers)
Smart Science Tricks (2004), Sterling; ISBN1-4027-0910-2. (About half of the "tricks" are reprinted "Trick of the Month" columns from The Physics Teacher; many of these had also already been reprinted as "Gardner's Corner" columns in Magic.)
Optical Illusion Play Pack (2008), Sterling (Illust. by Gilbert Ford)
The Adventures of Humphrey Huckleberry (2009?), Shelburne, Ontario: Battered Silicon Dispatch Box; ISBN978-1-55246-808-1; (Collection of 8 years of 10 columns per annum from Humpty Dumpty Magazine).
Mental Magic: Surefire Tricks to Amaze Your Friends (2010), Dover.
As contributor
"Speak Roughly", In: Guiliano, Edward (1976), Lewis Carroll Observed, Clarkson N. Potter; Reprinted with additions in Gardner's Order and Surprise (1983).
Klarner, David A., editor (1981), The Mathematical Gardner, Wadsworth International.
Reprinted in 1998 as Mathematical Recreations: A Collection in Honor of Martin Gardner, Dover; ISBN0-486-40089-1[9]
"Lord Dunsany", In: Bleiler, E.F., editor (1985), Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror; New York: Scribner's, pp. 471–478.
Demaine, Erik D., Martin L. Demaine and Tom Rodgers, editors (2008), A Lifetime of Puzzles: A Collection of Puzzles in Honor of Martin Gardner's 90th Birthday; AK Peters.
Pegg, Ed Jr., Alan H. Schoen and Tom Rodgers, editors (2009), Mathematical Wizardry for a Gardner; AK Peters.
Henle, Michael and Brian Hopkins, editors (2012), Martin Gardner in the Twenty-First Century (Series: MAA Problem Books), Mathematical Association of America (Eight short works by Gardner & 33 by other authors)
Provided introduction, preface, foreword, or afterword only
Alice's Adventures Under Ground by Lewis Carroll: A Facsimile of the 1864 Manuscript (1965), Dover.
Magician's Magic by Paul Curry (Gardner intro to 2003 Dover reprint of Curry's 1965 book).
Bamboozlers: The Book of Bankable Bar Betchas, Brain Bogglers, Belly Busters & Bewitchery by Diamond Jim Tyler (2008), Diamond Jim Productions; ISBN0-9676018-1-9.
The Upside-Down World of Gustave Verbeek (2009), Sunday Press Books; ISBN0-9768885-7-2.
Wells, H.G. and Hilaire Belloc, Mr Belloc Objects to 'The Outline of History' (2009), Shelburne, Ontario: Battered Silicon Dispatch Box (Reprint with foreword & epilogue by Gardner).
The Coloured Lands by G.K. Chesterton (Gardner afterword in 2009 Dover reprint).
"Mathematical Games": The Scientific American columns
There are fifteen books altogether—what Donald Knuth calls "the Canon"—that encompass Gardner's "Mathematical Games" columns (1956–1981) from Scientific American:[12][13]
The Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions (1959); Simon & Schuster
Reprinted in 1963 as The First Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions, Simon & Schuster
Reprinted in 2008 as Hexaflexagons, Probability Paradoxes, and the Tower of Hanoi: Martin Gardner's First Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Games; (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #1); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
The 2nd Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions (1961), Simon & Schuster.
Reprinted in 2008 as Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Diversions, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #2); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
Martin Gardner's New Mathematical Diversions from Scientific American (1966), Simon & Schuster
Reprinted in 2009 as Sphere Packing, Lewis Carroll, and Reversi: Martin Gardner's New Mathematical Diversions, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #3); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
The Numerology of Dr. Matrix: The Fabulous Feats and Adventures in Number Theory, Sleight of Word, and Numerological Analysis (Literary, Biblical, Political, Philosophical and Psychonumeranalytical) of That Incredible Master Mind (1967), New York: Simon & Schuster.
Reprinted/expanded in 1979 as The Incredible Dr. Matrix, Scribner.
Reprint forthcoming as Words, Numbers, and Combinatorics: Martin Gardner on the Trail of Dr. Matrix, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #9); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
The Unexpected Hanging and Other Mathematical Diversions (1969), Simon & Schuster.
Reprinted in 1991 by the University of Chicago Press; ISBN0-671-20073-9.
Reprinted in 2014 as Knots and Borromean Rings, Rep-Tiles, and Eight Queens: Martin Gardner's Unexpected Hanging, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #4); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
Martin Gardner's Sixth Book of Mathematical Games from Scientific American (1971), W.H. Freeman and Company
Revised by the Mathematical Association of America, 2001.
Reprint forthcoming as Klein Bottles, Op-Art, and Sliding Block Puzzles: More of Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #5); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
Revised with foreword by John H. Conway, Mathematical Association of America, 1992.
Reprint forthcoming as Sprouts, Hypercubes, and Superellipses: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Carnival, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #6); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
Mathematical Magic Show (1977), Knopf.
Revised with foreword by Ronald L. Graham, Mathematical Association of America, 1990.
Reprint forthcoming as Nothing and Everything, Polyominoes, and Game Theory: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Magic Show, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #7); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
Mathematical Circus (1979), Knopf.
Revised with foreword by Donald E. Knuth, Mathematical Association of America, 1992.
Reprint forthcoming as Random Walks, Hyperspheres, and Palindromes: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Circus, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #8); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
Wheels, Life, and Other Mathematical Amusements (1983), W. H. Freeman & Co. ISBN0-7167-1589-9.
Reprint forthcoming as Wheels, Life, and Knotted Molecules: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Amusements, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #10); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
Knotted Doughnuts and Other Mathematical Entertainments (1986), W.H. Freeman & Co.; ISBN0-7167-1799-9.
Reprint forthcoming as Knotted Donuts, Napier's Bones, and Gray Codes: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Entertainments, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #11); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
Time Travel and Other Mathematical Bewilderments (1988), W. H. Freeman & Co.; ISBN0-7167-1925-8.
Reprint forthcoming as Tangrams, Tilings, and Time Travel: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Bewilderments, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #12); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press
Penrose Tiles to Trapdoor Ciphers (1989), W. H. Freeman & Co.; ISBN0-7167-1987-8.
Reprint forthcoming as Penrose Tiles, Trapdoor Ciphers, and the Oulipo: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Tour, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #13); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
Fractal Music, Hypercards and More...: Mathematical Recreations from Scientific American (1992), W. H. Freeman & Co.
Reprint forthcoming as Fractal Music, Hypercards, and Chaitin's Omega: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Recreations, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #14); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University Press.
Last Recreations: Hydras, Eggs, and other Mathematical Mystifications (1997), Copernicus Books, Springer Verlag; ISBN0-387-94929-1.
Reprint forthcoming as The Last Recreations: Hydras, Eggs, and other Mathematical Mystifications: Martin Gardner's Last Mathematical Recreations, (Series: The New Martin Gardner Mathematical Library #15); The Mathematical Association of America/Cambridge University.
A more detailed list of editions can be found here. An extensive index, by Carl W. Lee, encompassing all 15 books can be found here.
CD-ROMs
Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games (2005), Mathematical Association of America; ISBN0-88385-545-3 (CD-ROM of 15 Gardner books above, encompassing all his "Mathematical Games" columns from Scientific American.)
^Omnibus of Gardner's first five published books: Match-ic (1936), 12 Tricks with a Borrowed Deck (1940), After the Dessert (1941), Cut the Cards (1942), and Over the Coffee Cups (1949).
^This book, edited by David A. Klarner, was the tribute of the mathematical community to Gardner when he retired from writing his Scientific American column in 1981. Discreetly assembled for the occasion, the stature of the mathematicians submitting papers is a testament to Gardner's importance.
^Includes reminiscences from numerous Gardner admirers. This volume also contains the final annotations Gardner made to the Alice books post-"Definitive Edition" and a definitive bibliography of his Carroll-related writings.
^The "Centennial Edition"; the original 1973 edition lacks Gardner's preface.