Download or read book When You Were a Tadpole and I Was a Fish written by Martin Gardner and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best known as the longtime writer of the Mathematical Games column for "Scientific American," Gardner displays an awesome level of erudition combined with a wicked sense of humor in this collection of amusing essays.