by Martin Gardner · Debolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497592338
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«¿Tenían ombligo Adán y Eva?» is an essay by Martin Gardner, published by Debolsillo in paperback (400 pages, in Spanish).
In this essay, Martin Gardner debunks numerous myths, frauds, and pseudosciences with irony and a rational viewpoint: numerology, alternative medicine, reflexology, or interest in UFOs. His accessible and corrosive critique champions scientific thought and logic against credulity, inviting readers to distinguish what is demonstrable from what is merely suggestive.
Published in 2003, this work belongs to the Essay collection (Debolsillo), of which it is number 8.
An essay for readers interested in scepticism, science communication, and critical analysis of pseudosciences.
Martin Gardner was an American writer on popular mathematics and popular science. His interests also encompassed magic, scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literature – especially the writings of Lewis Carroll, L. Frank Baum, and G. K. Chesterton. He was a leading authority on Lewis Carroll; The Annotated Alice, which incorporated the text of Carroll's two Alice books, was his most successful work and sold over a million copies. He had a lifelong interest in magic and illusion and in 1999, MAGIC magazine named him as one of the "100 Most Influential Magicians of the Twentieth Century". He was considered the doyen of American puzzlers. He was a prolific and versatile author, publishing more than 100 books.
