Jerry Slocum

In 1993, Slocum founded the Slocum Puzzle Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on puzzles through puzzle collecting, exhibitions, publications, and communications. == International Puzzle Party ==

Slocum also founded the International Puzzle Party in 1978. The first eight International Puzzle Parties (an event dedicated to discussing, showing, and trading mechanical puzzles) were held in Slocum's Beverly Hills living room and evolved into an annual by-invitation-only event rotating between North America, Europe, and Asia. ==Works==

Slocum has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books on the topic of puzzles. • Puzzles Old and New, with Jack Botermans (1986) • The Puzzle Arcade (1996) • The Tangram Book, with Dieter Gebhardt, Jack Botermans, Monica Ma, Xiaohe Ma 2003 Sterling Publishing Company (Comprehensive, illustrated history, 1,756 problem figures) beautiful photos of historic Tangrams from Asia, Europe and America • The 15 Puzzle, with Dic Sonneveld, 2006 Slocum Puzzle Foundation. • ''The Cube: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Bestselling Puzzle'', with David Singmaster, Wei-Hwa Huang, Dieter Gebhardt, Geert Hellings, and an introduction by Ernő Rubik, 2006 , Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc. Covers the history of the Rubik's Cube, with solutions to the 2x2 and 3x3 puzzles. ==See also==