num_pages: 586
description: In The Night Is Large, Martin Gardner has assembled forty-seven challenging and inquisitive essays into a work that places him at the heart of twentieth-century American intellectual culture. Delving into an immense range of topics, from philosophy and literature to social criticism to mathematics and science, with essays that date from 1930s to the 1990s, Martin Gardner has astounded readers with his insight and erudition. The Night Is Large is the crowning achievement of his extraordinary career.
language: English
title: The Night Is Large: Collected Essays, 1938-1995
titlecomplete: The Night Is Large: Collected Essays, 1938-1995
genres: Psychology, Science, Essays, Philosophy, Religion, Mathematics, Physics, Politics, Journalism, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 210
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin