Described by Matthew J. Costello in his delightful 1988 book, The Greatest Puzzles of All Time, as “puzzledom’s greatest celebrity, a combination of huckster, popularizer, genius, and fast-talking ...
Sam Loyd was born in Philadelphia in 1841. He began his brilliant career at the age of 14 and his puzzles were eventually published in newspapers and magazines all over the United States. After he ...