Uriah Fuller
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Uriah Fuller is a pen name that Martin Gardner
, a notable American
skeptic, recreational mathematician
, author
, and amateur magician, used for two booklets he wrote in the 1970s showing how purported psychic
s such as Uri Geller
do their "seemingly impossible paranormal feats" such as bending spoons and apparently reading minds. The booklets are Confessions of a Psychic and Further Confessions of a Psychic.
Martin Gardner
Martin Gardner was an American mathematics and science writer specializing in recreational mathematics, but with interests encompassing micromagic, stage magic, literature , philosophy, scientific skepticism, and religion...
, a notable American
United States
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skeptic, recreational mathematician
Recreational mathematics
Recreational mathematics is an umbrella term, referring to mathematical puzzles and mathematical games.Not all problems in this field require a knowledge of advanced mathematics, and thus, recreational mathematics often attracts the curiosity of non-mathematicians, and inspires their further study...
, author
Author
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, and amateur magician, used for two booklets he wrote in the 1970s showing how purported psychic
Psychic
A psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...
s such as Uri Geller
Uri Geller
Uri Geller is a self-proclaimed psychic known for his trademark television performances of spoon bending and other supposed psychic effects. Throughout the years, Geller has been accused of using simple conjuring tricks to achieve the effects of psychokinesis and telepathy...
do their "seemingly impossible paranormal feats" such as bending spoons and apparently reading minds. The booklets are Confessions of a Psychic and Further Confessions of a Psychic.