The Ambidextrous Universe: Mirror Asymmetry and Time-Reversed Worlds [Paperback]

Martin Gardner (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 293 pages
• Publisher: Scribner; 2nd edition (March 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068415790X
• ISBN-13: 978-0684157900
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,848,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

For 25 of his 95 years, Martin Gardner wrote 'Mathematical Games and Recreations', a monthly column for Scientific American magazine. These columns have inspired hundreds of thousands of readers to delve more deeply into the large world of mathematics. He has also made significant contributions to magic, philosophy, debunking pseudoscience, and children's literature. He has produced more than 60 books, including many best sellers, most of which are still in print. His Annotated Alice has sold more than a million copies. He continues to write a regular column for the Skeptical Inquirer magazine.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pilates for the Mind, October 2, 2004

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B. B. Smith "BBSmith" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ambidextrous Universe: Mirror Asymmetry and Time-Reversed Worlds (Paperback)

I read this book 25 years ago and still remember it as a mind-expanding experience. I am a person with slight skills in the maths and sciences, but Gardner took me farther than I've ever gone. Easy to understand and, if I recall correctly, very funny.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Book, November 20, 2010

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David Milliern "Velkar182" (Mitchell, IN) - See all my reviews
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I had fun with this book. It is not too abstruse or full of technical information. Gardner provides a nice, down-to-earth blend of science and philosophy of science, which is very interesting even to the professional. He has a very playful writing style. I like that he gives citations for further reading.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!, January 15, 2002

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Dale Wood "Europamoon" (Alabama, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ambidextrous Universe: Mirror Asymmetry and Time-Reversed Worlds (Paperback)

This is the 1978 edition of a book that was updated and re-published in 1990! It is rather silly that anyone is even offering the old edition for sale.
The paperback (pub in 1991) is available and for sale at a lower price!

Actually, the 1990 edition is somewhat behind the times in its sections on elementary particle physics, etc., and it is past time for this book to be updated again.