…the 1950s and 1960s, inspired by 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?),…
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.
换我也会从那儿看起。没记错的话，《Fantasia Mathematica》是第一本，也是最好的一本。而且推荐的那些作品里至少有一篇——《魔鬼与西蒙·弗拉格》（The Devil and Simon Flagg）——就收录在里面。
That's where I'd start. If memory serves, Fantasia Mathematica was the first/best one. And at least one of the recommended works -- The Devil and Simon Flagg -- is anthologize there.
这个故事要么在《Fantasia Mathematica》里，要么在《The Mathematical Magpie》里，两本都是克利夫顿·法迪曼编的。手头没书没法查证，不过瞄一眼目录的话，感觉可能是 H. 写的《The Hermeneutical Doughnut》……
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.…
……20世纪50和60年代，受人造卫星 Sputnik、太空竞赛以及核战争引发的对科学和数学的狂热与焦虑所催生。所以这些都是时代感很强的作品，但你依然会读得津津有味——反正我读得很爽：克利夫顿·法迪曼（Clifton Fadiman）主编的两部短篇集《Fantasia Mathematica》（1958）和《The Mathematical Magpie》（1962），鲁迪·鲁克（Rudy Rucker）主编的短篇小说集《Mathenauts》（1967），还有《The Space Child's Mother Goose》（1958？），……
…the 1950s and 1960s, inspired by 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?),…
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.
换我也会从那儿看起。没记错的话，《Fantasia Mathematica》是第一本，也是最好的一本。而且推荐的那些作品里至少有一篇——《魔鬼与西蒙·弗拉格》（The Devil and Simon Flagg）——就收录在里面。
That's where I'd start. If memory serves, Fantasia Mathematica was the first/best one. And at least one of the recommended works -- The Devil and Simon Flagg -- is anthologize there.
这个故事要么在《Fantasia Mathematica》里，要么在《The Mathematical Magpie》里，两本都是克利夫顿·法迪曼编的。手头没书没法查证，不过瞄一眼目录的话，感觉可能是 H. 写的《The Hermeneutical Doughnut》……
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.…