Mathematician:Boris Anastasyevich Kordemsky

Mathematician

Russian mathematician and educator, best known for his popular science books and mathematical puzzles.

Nationality

Russian

History

• Born: May 23, 1907 in Kiknur, Kirov Oblast, Russia
• Died: March 29, 1999

Publications

• 1952: The Wonderful Square

• 1956: Математическая смекалка
  • 1972: The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations (English translation of Математическая смекалка) (edited by Martin Gardner)

• 1958: Essays on Challenging Mathematical Problems

• 1960: Geometry Aids Arithmetic

• 1964: Foundations of the Theory of Probabilities

Also known as

Rendered in the original Cyrillic: Борис Анастасьевич Кордемский.

Sources

• 1972: Boris A. Kordemsky: The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations ... (next): Introduction (Martin Gardner)