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David Singmaster, author of the first book on how to solve the Rubik Cube, had a vast collection of mathematical books, papers, ephemera, and a huge collection
by ColinWright 2y ago
David Singmaster, author of the first book on how to solve the Rubik Cube, had a vast collection of mathematical books, papers, ephemera, and a huge collection of twisty puzzles, and other puzzles.
His wish was that it remain in the UK, and he really, really wanted it to stay as a collection. But it's effectively impossible.
Collections, even significant collections[0], are hard to keep together. I wish I had the money necessary to acquire and make accessible collections like this.
[0] I'm not saying David's collection is significant, but it is substantial, and contains many things potentially of interest.