Skip to main content

Come join our latest LibraryThing Hunt!

Author picture

Dominic Olivastro

Author of Ancient Puzzles: Classic Brainteasers and Other Timeless Mathematical Games of the Last Ten Centuries

2 Works 107 Members 1 Review

Works by Dominic Olivastro

Ancient Puzzles: Classic Brainteasers and Other Timeless Mathematical Games of the Last Ten Centuries (1993) 89 copies

Das chinesische Dreieck. (1995) 18 copies

Tagged

3c-considering (1) 6-2 (1) @naturalscience (1) american computer scientist (1) ancient (3) bkshlf #10 (1) bkshlf #10.2 (1) brain teasers (1) C1S2 (1) carnival (1) China (1) DEC1 (1) discard (1) donated (1) Enigmata (1) entertainment (1) games (6) games and puzzles (1) history (1) history of mathematics (1) India (1) K5 (1) math (17) math games (1) math puzzles (1) Miscellanea (1) moving: box 31 (1) no barcode (1) non-fiction (3) own (1) owned (1) puzzles (17) Puzzles- Ancient (1) R (1) recreational mathematics (3) reference (1) Rätsel (1) shelf BedRm-1-2 (1) TV3 (1) unread (1)

Common Knowledge

Gender: male

Members

Reviews

Ancient Puzzles: Classic Brainteasers and Other… by Dominic Olivastro

A beautiful collection of puzzles presented in historical context. The selection is quite unusual (containing, for example, Conway's prime machine when discussing early number systems) and stimulating.

½

Flagged

mschaefer | Sep 29, 2007 |

See More Reviews

Statistics

Works: 2
Members: 107
Popularity: #180,615
Rating: 4.2

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 4
Languages: 1

Charts & Graphs

See More Charts & Graphs

Pictures

Links

Helper Hub

LibraryThing members improve authors by combining author names and works, separating out homonymous authors into separate identities, and more.

Is This You?

Become a LibraryThing Author.

Verdana Standard Verdana Small The Lorax System Standard System Large Georgia Large Text Atkinson

This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.