Mathemagician

Not to be confused with Numerologist or Modern Mathemagician.

A mathemagician is a mathematician who is also a magician.

The name "mathemagician" was probably first applied to Martin Gardner, but has since been used to describe many mathematician/magicians, including Arthur T. Benjamin,[1] Persi Diaconis,[2] Colm Mulcahy, and Shona Jean McKay. Diaconis has suggested that the reason so many mathematicians are magicians is that "inventing a magic trick and inventing a theorem are very similar activities."[3]

A great number of self-working mentalism tricks rely on mathematical principles. Max Maven often utilizes this type of magic in his performance.

Notable mathemagicians

Popular culture

References

  1. ↑ Albers, Donald J. "Art Benjamin - Mathemagician." Math Horizons, November 1998, 14-18.
  2. ↑ Albers, and Donald J. "Professor of Magic Mathematics." Math Horizons, February 1995, 11-15.
  3. ↑ Diaconis, Persi. Quoted in: Albers, Donald J. "Professor of Magic Mathematics." Math Horizons, February 1995, 11-15.
  4. ↑ http://www.math.hmc.edu/~benjamin/
  5. ↑ http://www.wcupa.edu/_ACADEMICS/SCH_CAS.MAT/faculty/jwildrick.asp
  6. ↑ http://www.ie.teicrete.gr/en/dkar

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