Received: from lcs.mit.edu (CHAOS 15044) by AI.AI.MIT.EDU; 18 Jan 90 11:59:38 EST Received: from AC4.PICA.ARMY.MIL by mintaka.lcs.mit.edu id aa17371; 18 Jan 90 11:54 EST Date: Thu, 18 Jan 90 11:46:15 EST From: Peter Beck (LCWSL) To: cube-lovers@ai.ai.mit.edu cc: pbeck@pica.army.mil Subject: puzzle exhibit Message-ID: <9001181146.aa07007@AC4.PICA.ARMY.MIL> Thanks to all of you who responded to my request for feedback. I will continue to post CFF Table of Contents. The main area of interest appears to be in minimum move solution algorithms. >>> UPDATE <<<< to " PUZZLES OLD AND NEW" exhibition tour SCHEDULE source Jerry Slocum, 1/90 LOCATION: the Childrens Museum of INDIANAPOLIS, 317/924-KIDS >>>> 1/20/90 - 4/1/90 RE: Rodney Hoffman's review posted in the spring 87 follows. .......................................................... PUZZLES OLD AND NEW: Head Crackers, Patience Provers, and Other Tactile Teasers [including more variations on Rubik's cube than I've ever seen before] Accompanied by the book PUZZLES OLD AND NEW: HOW TO MAKE AND SOLVE THEM by Jerry Slocum and Jack Botermans ($20), [wash univ press, available from slocum or myself. The reprint of the HOFFMAN book is also available now from slocum, about $35.] The exhibit discusses The Art in Puzzles The Social Experience Cultural Values Puzzles in the Industrial Age Puzzles in Education Puzzles and Science It aims "to explore the history, meanings, and design of mechanical puzzles." The extensive displays categorize puzzles according to their object: Put-Together Puzzles Take-Apart Puzzles Interlocking Solid Puzzles Disentanglement Puzzles Sequential Movement Puzzles Puzzle Vessels Dexterity Puzzles Vanish Puzzles Impossible Object Puzzles Folding Puzzles Puzzles have been lent by collectors and museums around the world. The exhibit consultants are Benjamin Kilborne and Martin Gardner. There are hands-on puzzles, but too simple and too few. It's a wonderful and tantalizing display of puzzles. I was SOOO frustrated not to be able to handle all the beautiful, enticing pieces. Of course, if I had been permitted to, I would never leave.... REVIEW BY -- Rodney Hoffman