Metagrobology
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Metagrobology is the study of puzzle
s. Thus a metagrobolist is one who practices or makes puzzles. Famous metagrobologists include Nob Yoshigahara
and David Singmaster
.
The word was coined by Rick Irby in the early 1970s on the basis of an old French word, metagrobolise, which means to baffle, confuse or puzzle, and which he found in an article in the New York Times.
Rick Irby has been a puzzle designer, maker and seller of wire disentanglement puzzles for more than 30 years and coined the word metagrobologist for himself as one who puzzles people. He also coined metagrobolizers for the objects he makes and sells and metagrobology for the science of it all.
Puzzle
A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution...
s. Thus a metagrobolist is one who practices or makes puzzles. Famous metagrobologists include Nob Yoshigahara
Nob Yoshigahara
Nobuyuki Yoshigahara was perhaps Japan's most celebrated inventor, collector, solver, and communicator of puzzles....
and David Singmaster
David Singmaster
David Breyer Singmaster is a retired professor of mathematics at London South Bank University, England, UK. A self-described metagrobologist, he is most famous for his solution to the Rubik's cube and his huge personal collection of mechanical puzzles and books of brain teasers. He is also...
.
The word was coined by Rick Irby in the early 1970s on the basis of an old French word, metagrobolise, which means to baffle, confuse or puzzle, and which he found in an article in the New York Times.
Rick Irby has been a puzzle designer, maker and seller of wire disentanglement puzzles for more than 30 years and coined the word metagrobologist for himself as one who puzzles people. He also coined metagrobolizers for the objects he makes and sells and metagrobology for the science of it all.