Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/49 - The Engine-Driver's Name/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $49$ - The Engine-Driver's Name
This puzzle became one of Dudeney's most popular.
Such puzzles became known as Smith-Jones-Robinson puzzles.
This puzzle is mentioned in Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, in which Dudeney himself is mentioned in a footnote.
Sources
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Answers: $521$. The Engineer's Name