A funny, entertaining introduction to Ben Franklin and his many inventions, including the story of how he created the "magic square." A magic square is a box of

Shows how Benjamin Franklin--inventor, writer, and scientist--created a puzzle called the magic square to keep from being bored while serving as clerk for the P

Few American lives have been as celebrated--or as closely scrutinized--as that of Benjamin Franklin. Yet until now Franklin's biographers have downplayed his in

Fans of sudoku may not know that the game is a recent offshoot of the venerable Magic Square, which dates back more than 4,000 years to ancient China. This book

IT'S 1876 AND THE whole country is celebrating the 100th birthday of the United States. The biggest party is in Philadelphia at the World's Fair, where the late