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Gathering 4 Gardner

January 01, 1970

Gathering 4 Gardner (G4G) is an educational foundation and non-profit corporation (Gathering 4 Gardner, Inc.) devoted to preserving the legacy and spirit of prolific writer Martin Gardner.[2] G4G organizes conferences where people who have been inspired by or have a strong personal connection to Martin Gardner can meet and celebrate his influence.[3] These events explore ideas and developments in recreational mathematics, magic, illusion, puzzles, philosophy, and rationality, and foster creative work in all of these areas by enthusiasts of all ages. G4G also facilitates a related series of events called Celebration of Mind (CoM).[4]

AbbreviationG4G
FounderThomas M. Rodgers[1]
Type501(c)(3)
Focusrecreational mathematics, magic and illusion, puzzles, philosophy, rationality
Location
Colm Mulcahy, Chair
Vickie Kearn, President
Robert W. Vallin, Secretary
Rick Sommer, Treasurer

Board members:
Nancy Blachman
Jim Gardner
Bob Hearn
Doris Schattschneider
Scott Vorthmann
Colin Wright
Carolyn Yackel

Ex-board members:
Elwyn Berlekamp
Erik Demaine
Rob Jones
Mark Mitton
Bruce Oberg
Thane Plambeck
Tom Rodgers
Mark Setteducati
Scott Hudson de Tarnowsky
Jade Vinson
Robert P. Crease
Websitewww.gathering4gardner.org

History edit

Martin Gardner's prolific output as a columnist and writer—he authored over 100 books between 1951 and 2010—put him in contact with a large number of people on a wide range of subjects from magic, mathematics, puzzles, physics, philosophy, logic and rationality, to G. K. Chesterton, Alice in Wonderland, and the Wizard of Oz. As a result, he had a large following of amateurs and professionals eager to pay tribute to him, but many of them had only infrequent contact with each other. Moreover, Gardner was famously shy, and generally declined to appear at any events honoring him.[1]

In the early 1990s, Atlanta-based entrepreneur and puzzle collector Thomas M. Rodgers (1943–2012),[5] a friend of Martin Gardner's, conceived a plan to create a gathering of people who shared Gardner's interests, especially puzzles, magic, and mathematics.[6] Rodgers invited the world's foremost puzzle composers and collectors, and enlisted magician Mark Setteducati and mathematician Elwyn Berlekamp to recruit leading magicians and recreational mathematicians, respectively.[3] Gardner agreed to attend. Thus was born the first Gathering (G4G1), held in Atlanta, GA, in January 1993.[7] For the next two decades G4G was supported mainly by Rodgers with "seemingly unfettered access to his personal time and resources".[8]

In 2007 board members Rodgers, Berlekamp, Setteducati, Thane Plambeck, and Scott Hudson de Tarnowsky decided that G4G should broaden its reach and expand the scope of its educational programs. To that end they formed the 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation Gathering 4 Gardner, Inc. So far there have been 14 Gatherings, all held in downtown Atlanta. The 14th Gathering took place in April 2022 (delayed for 2 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic) and was a hybrid event, with some participants joining remotely as speakers and audience members.[9]

The logo of Gathering for Gardner, as well as the logo for the first CoM event, employs ambigrams designed by long-time Gardner associate Scott Kim.

G4Gn events edit

Packed with wonderful treats and startling surprises, it provided one "aha!" moment after another.[3]

–Ivars Peterson

Continuing Martin Gardner's pursuit of a playful and fun approach to learning, G4Gn events explore ideas in fields of interest to Gardner. The term G4G is also used to denote the community of people who participate in these events. With the "n" denoting the number in the series, G4Gn is an invitation-only bi-annual conference that started with G4G1 in January 1993. A second gathering (G4G2) was held in Atlanta in 1996, and from then on the events have been held bi-annually, in the springs of even-numbered years, up until G4G13 which took place in April 2018 and featured Fields medallist Manjul Bhargava and inventor of the eponymous cube Ernő Rubik.[10]

After a delay because of Covid, G4G14 finally took place in April 2022. Lewis Carroll expert Mark Burstein was a featured speaker with a talk titled, “A Literary Englishman and the Scientific American: Lewis Carroll’s Appearances in ‘Mathematical Games”. Ingrid Daubechies was also a featured speaker with a talk titled, "Reunited: An Art Historical and Digital Adventure".[11]

To date, all G4Gn conferences have been held in Atlanta, GA.[3] Gardner (and his wife), who disliked travel in addition to wanting to avoid the limelight, attended only the first two G4Gs.

Notable presenters over the years have included

Activities typically include lectures, performance art, puzzle and book displays, close-up and stage magic acts. Another tradition held at these off-site events was the directed community building of original mathematical sculptures under the leadership of George Hart, Chaim Goodman-Strauss and others.[12] Each conference has a Gift Exchange, in which attendees swap puzzles, magic tricks, artwork, mathematical papers, novelty items, books, and CDs/DVDs.[1]

Gardner and many of his admirers were filmed at G4G2 in 1996, and this footage formed the basis for a 46-minute episode of The Nature of Things made by David Suzuki. Titled, Mystery and Magic of Mathematics: Martin Gardner and Friends, it showcases Martin's numerous passions, and reminds us of the amazing panoply of people that he informally assembled and mentored over the decades.[13]

Celebration of Mind events edit

Developed in 2010 after Martin Gardner's death that spring, Celebration of Mind (CoM) is a worldwide series of events held on or around Gardner's birthday: October 21.[14] Anyone, anywhere, can host one, and most of them are open to the public.[15] These CoMs vary in size from three people meeting to perform rubber-band magic for each other, to crowds of hundreds of students in highly organized exploratory paper folding activities. The goal is to celebrate the boundless creativity and curiosity of the human mind, and they have been held in locations from Boston to Beijing, and from Riga to Rio. There have been Celebration of Mind events hosted on all seven continents, and G4G encourages organizers to register their events at the CoM website.[16] Resources to assist with hosting events are provided through the organization's website, or participants can also just perform a magic trick, or share a puzzle or recreational mathematics problem with friends.[17]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Crease, Robert P. (2010). Gathering for Gardner: Homage to the iconic author of Scientific American's 'Mathematical Games' column The Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2010
  2. ^ Popular math author Yossi Elran director of the Innovation Center at the Weizmann Institute of Science called G4G "an organization that promotes curiosity and the playful exchange of ideas and critical thinking in recreational math, magic, science, literature, and puzzles to preserve the legacy of writer and polymath Martin Gardner".
  3. ^ a b c d Peterson, Ivars (2006). A Gathering for Gardner Science News, March 23, 2006
  4. ^ Celebration of Mind events Maths Week Ireland 2020 Results
  5. ^ Thomas M. Rodgers (1 August 1943 – 10 April 2012)
  6. ^ Bellos, Alex (2008). The science of fun The Guardian, May 30, 2008
  7. ^ Rothstein, Edward (2006). Puzzles, Origami and Other Mind-Twisters The New York Times, April 3, 2006
  8. ^ Barrycades and Septoku: Papers in Honor of Martin Gardner and Tom Rodgers, edited by Thane Plambeck & Tomas Rokicki, American Mathematical Society, May 2020, p.xiv ISBN 9781470448707
  9. ^ *** Important Announcement G4G14 Information
  10. ^ Martin Gardner would have smiled 16 Apr 2018 by Robert P Crease, Physics World
  11. ^ G4G Program Talk: Mark Burstein The 14th Biennial Gathering 4 Gardner Conference (2020)
  12. ^ Magic numbers: A meeting of mathemagical tricksters By Alex Bellos, New Scientist, 24 May 2010
  13. ^ Mathematics Awareness Month 2014: Mathematics, Magic, and Mystery mathaware.org
  14. ^ Mulcahy, Colm (2012). Tom Rodgers, Organizer of Gathering for Gardner and Celebration of Mind, Dies at 67 Mathematical Association of America, April 20, 2012
  15. ^ +Plus Magazine (2010). Gathering for Gardner – join the Celebration of Mind party! October 04, 2010
  16. ^ Mulcahy, Colm (2012). Who wants to host a Celebration of Mind? There’s still time The Aperiodical, October 19, 2012
  17. ^ Kavassalis, S.C. (2010). Gathering For Gardner: Celebration of Mind blogs.plos.org, October 21, 2010

External links edit

  • About Gathering 4 Gardner video
  • G4G Celebration Videos
  • Gathering 4 Gardner Official Website
  • The G4G Channel on YouTube

January 01, 1970
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Gathering 4 Gardner G4G is an educational foundation and non profit corporation Gathering 4 Gardner Inc devoted to preserving the legacy and spirit of prolific writer Martin Gardner 2 G4G organizes conferences where people who have been inspired by or have a strong personal connection to Martin Gardner can meet and celebrate his influence 3 These events explore ideas and developments in recreational mathematics magic illusion puzzles philosophy and rationality and foster creative work in all of these areas by enthusiasts of all ages G4G also facilitates a related series of events called Celebration of Mind CoM 4 AbbreviationG4GFounderThomas M Rodgers 1 Type501 c 3 Focusrecreational mathematics magic and illusion puzzles philosophy rationalityLocationAtlanta GABoard of directorsColm Mulcahy ChairVickie Kearn PresidentRobert W Vallin SecretaryRick Sommer TreasurerBoard members Nancy BlachmanJim GardnerBob HearnDoris SchattschneiderScott VorthmannColin WrightCarolyn YackelEx board members Elwyn BerlekampErik DemaineRob JonesMark MittonBruce ObergThane PlambeckTom RodgersMark SetteducatiScott Hudson de TarnowskyJade VinsonRobert P CreaseWebsitewww gathering4gardner org Contents 1 History 2 G4Gn events 3 Celebration of Mind events 4 References 5 External linksHistory editMartin Gardner s prolific output as a columnist and writer he authored over 100 books between 1951 and 2010 put him in contact with a large number of people on a wide range of subjects from magic mathematics puzzles physics philosophy logic and rationality to G K Chesterton Alice in Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz As a result he had a large following of amateurs and professionals eager to pay tribute to him but many of them had only infrequent contact with each other Moreover Gardner was famously shy and generally declined to appear at any events honoring him 1 In the early 1990s Atlanta based entrepreneur and puzzle collector Thomas M Rodgers 1943 2012 5 a friend of Martin Gardner s conceived a plan to create a gathering of people who shared Gardner s interests especially puzzles magic and mathematics 6 Rodgers invited the world s foremost puzzle composers and collectors and enlisted magician Mark Setteducati and mathematician Elwyn Berlekamp to recruit leading magicians and recreational mathematicians respectively 3 Gardner agreed to attend Thus was born the first Gathering G4G1 held in Atlanta GA in January 1993 7 For the next two decades G4G was supported mainly by Rodgers with seemingly unfettered access to his personal time and resources 8 In 2007 board members Rodgers Berlekamp Setteducati Thane Plambeck and Scott Hudson de Tarnowsky decided that G4G should broaden its reach and expand the scope of its educational programs To that end they formed the 501 c 3 non profit corporation Gathering 4 Gardner Inc So far there have been 14 Gatherings all held in downtown Atlanta The 14th Gathering took place in April 2022 delayed for 2 years because of the COVID 19 pandemic and was a hybrid event with some participants joining remotely as speakers and audience members 9 The logo of Gathering for Gardner as well as the logo for the first CoM event employs ambigrams designed by long time Gardner associate Scott Kim G4Gn events editPacked with wonderful treats and startling surprises it provided one aha moment after another 3 Ivars Peterson Continuing Martin Gardner s pursuit of a playful and fun approach to learning G4Gn events explore ideas in fields of interest to Gardner The term G4G is also used to denote the community of people who participate in these events With the n denoting the number in the series G4Gn is an invitation only bi annual conference that started with G4G1 in January 1993 A second gathering G4G2 was held in Atlanta in 1996 and from then on the events have been held bi annually in the springs of even numbered years up until G4G13 which took place in April 2018 and featured Fields medallist Manjul Bhargava and inventor of the eponymous cube Erno Rubik 10 After a delay because of Covid G4G14 finally took place in April 2022 Lewis Carroll expert Mark Burstein was a featured speaker with a talk titled A Literary Englishman and the Scientific American Lewis Carroll s Appearances in Mathematical Games Ingrid Daubechies was also a featured speaker with a talk titled Reunited An Art Historical and Digital Adventure 11 To date all G4Gn conferences have been held in Atlanta GA 3 Gardner and his wife who disliked travel in addition to wanting to avoid the limelight attended only the first two G4Gs Notable presenters over the years have included Jerry Andrus Art Benjamin John H Conway Donald Coxeter Erik Demaine Persi Diaconis Jim Gardner Martin Gardner s son Lennart Green Richard K Guy George W Hart Vi Hart Jay Marshall Max Maven Alexa Meade Jeannine Mosely Roger Penrose Dana Richards Doris Schattschneider Will Shortz Raymond Smullyan Activities typically include lectures performance art puzzle and book displays close up and stage magic acts Another tradition held at these off site events was the directed community building of original mathematical sculptures under the leadership of George Hart Chaim Goodman Strauss and others 12 Each conference has a Gift Exchange in which attendees swap puzzles magic tricks artwork mathematical papers novelty items books and CDs DVDs 1 Gardner and many of his admirers were filmed at G4G2 in 1996 and this footage formed the basis for a 46 minute episode of The Nature of Things made by David Suzuki Titled Mystery and Magic of Mathematics Martin Gardner and Friends it showcases Martin s numerous passions and reminds us of the amazing panoply of people that he informally assembled and mentored over the decades 13 Celebration of Mind events editDeveloped in 2010 after Martin Gardner s death that spring Celebration of Mind CoM is a worldwide series of events held on or around Gardner s birthday October 21 14 Anyone anywhere can host one and most of them are open to the public 15 These CoMs vary in size from three people meeting to perform rubber band magic for each other to crowds of hundreds of students in highly organized exploratory paper folding activities The goal is to celebrate the boundless creativity and curiosity of the human mind and they have been held in locations from Boston to Beijing and from Riga to Rio There have been Celebration of Mind events hosted on all seven continents and G4G encourages organizers to register their events at the CoM website 16 Resources to assist with hosting events are provided through the organization s website or participants can also just perform a magic trick or share a puzzle or recreational mathematics problem with friends 17 References edit a b c Crease Robert P 2010 Gathering for Gardner Homage to the iconic author of Scientific American s Mathematical Games column The Wall Street Journal April 2 2010 Popular math author Yossi Elran director of the Innovation Center at the Weizmann Institute of Science called G4G an organization that promotes curiosity and the playful exchange of ideas and critical thinking in recreational math magic science literature and puzzles to preserve the legacy of writer and polymath Martin Gardner a b c d Peterson Ivars 2006 A Gathering for Gardner Science News March 23 2006 Celebration of Mind events Maths Week Ireland 2020 Results Thomas M Rodgers 1 August 1943 10 April 2012 Bellos Alex 2008 The science of fun The Guardian May 30 2008 Rothstein Edward 2006 Puzzles Origami and Other Mind Twisters The New York Times April 3 2006 Barrycades and Septoku Papers in Honor of Martin Gardner and Tom Rodgers edited by Thane Plambeck amp Tomas Rokicki American Mathematical Society May 2020 p xiv ISBN 9781470448707 Important Announcement G4G14 Information Martin Gardner would have smiled 16 Apr 2018 by Robert P Crease Physics World G4G Program Talk Mark Burstein The 14th Biennial Gathering 4 Gardner Conference 2020 Magic numbers A meeting of mathemagical tricksters By Alex Bellos New Scientist 24 May 2010 Mathematics Awareness Month 2014 Mathematics Magic and Mystery mathaware org Mulcahy Colm 2012 Tom Rodgers Organizer of Gathering for Gardner and Celebration of Mind Dies at 67 Mathematical Association of America April 20 2012 Plus Magazine 2010 Gathering for Gardner join the Celebration of Mind party October 04 2010 Mulcahy Colm 2012 Who wants to host a Celebration of Mind There s still time The Aperiodical October 19 2012 Kavassalis S C 2010 Gathering For Gardner Celebration of Mind blogs plos org October 21 2010External links editAbout Gathering 4 Gardner video G4G Celebration Videos Gathering 4 Gardner Official Website The G4G Channel on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gathering 4 Gardner amp oldid 1175033781, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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