Games for Your Mind: The History and Future of Logic Puzzles

by Jason Rosenhouse

Book Overview

A lively and engaging look at logic puzzles and their role in mathematics, philosophy, and recreation

Logic puzzles were first introduced to the public by Lewis Carroll in the late nineteenth century and have been popular ever since. Games like Sudoku and Mastermind are fun and engrossing recreational activities, but they also share deep foundations in mathematical logic and are worthy of serious intellectual inquiry. Games for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691174075
• ISBN13: 9780691174075
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"