这个故事要么出自《Fantasia Mathematica》，要么出自《The Mathematical Magpie》，两本都是克利夫顿·法迪曼（Clifton Fadiman）主编的。我手头没有书可以核对，但看了一眼目录，感觉可能是 H. Nearing Jr. 写的《The Hermeneutical Doughnut》。（即便不是，……
This story is in either "Fantasia Mathematica" or "The Mathematical Magpie", both edited by Clifton Fadiman. I don't have my copies here to check, but a look at the table of contents suggests that it might be "The Hermeneutical Doughnut", by H. Nearing Jr. (Even if it's not,…
…interest in/anxiety about science and math prompted by Sputnik, the space race, and nuclear war. So these are period pieces but you still might enjoy them -- I did: Fantasia Mathematica (1958) and The Mathematical Magpie (1962), two short story collections edited by Clifton Fadiman Mathenauts (1967), short story collection edited by Rudy Rucker The Space Child's Mother Goose (1958?), poetry Come to think of it, A Wrinkle…
I first read this delightful story (and the Heinlien story) about 1968 (my 7th grade year) in a Clifton Fadiman anthology entitled “Fantasia Mathematica.” He also edited another anthology, “The Mathematical Magpie.” I’ve always been terrible at math, but loved stories about mathematics. This book, at least, was heavy on the topology stories.
这个故事要么出自《Fantasia Mathematica》，要么出自《The Mathematical Magpie》，两本都是克利夫顿·法迪曼（Clifton Fadiman）主编的。我手头没有书可以核对，但看了一眼目录，感觉可能是 H. Nearing Jr. 写的《The Hermeneutical Doughnut》。（即便不是，……
This story is in either "Fantasia Mathematica" or "The Mathematical Magpie", both edited by Clifton Fadiman. I don't have my copies here to check, but a look at the table of contents suggests that it might be "The Hermeneutical Doughnut", by H. Nearing Jr. (Even if it's not,…
……因人造卫星（Sputnik）、太空竞赛和核战争引发的对科学与数学的兴趣与焦虑。所以这些都是时代作品，但你依然可能会喜欢——我就很喜欢：克利夫顿·法迪曼主编的两部短篇集《Fantasia Mathematica》（1958）和《The Mathematical Magpie》（1962）；Rudy Rucker 主编的短篇集《Mathenauts》（1967）；诗集《The Space Child's Mother Goose》（1958？）；仔细想想，《A Wrinkle…
…interest in/anxiety about science and math prompted by Sputnik, the space race, and nuclear war. So these are period pieces but you still might enjoy them -- I did: Fantasia Mathematica (1958) and The Mathematical Magpie (1962), two short story collections edited by Clifton Fadiman Mathenauts (1967), short story collection edited by Rudy Rucker The Space Child's Mother Goose (1958?), poetry Come to think of it, A Wrinkle…
我第一次读到这个有趣的故事（以及海因莱因的故事）大概是在 1968 年（我上初一的时候），出自克利夫顿·法迪曼主编的一本名为《Fantasia Mathematica》的选集。他还编了另一本选集《The Mathematical Magpie》。我数学一直很烂，但很喜欢关于数学的故事。至少这本书里有大量的拓扑学故事。
I first read this delightful story (and the Heinlien story) about 1968 (my 7th grade year) in a Clifton Fadiman anthology entitled “Fantasia Mathematica.” He also edited another anthology, “The Mathematical Magpie.” I’ve always been terrible at math, but loved stories about mathematics. This book, at least, was heavy on the topology stories.
克利夫顿·法迪曼主编过两本数学虚构作品选集：《Fantasia Mathematica》和《The Mathematical Magpie》。这两本书我都有，读得津津有味。
Clifton Fadiman edited two collections of mathematical fiction "Fantasia Mathematica" and "The Mathematical Magpie". I have them and enjoyed both.