Derrick Niederman

Derrick Corson Niederman is an author, mathematician, game designer, and national squash champion.

His most recent game, 36 Cube,[1] has been described by Reuters as "a wolf in sheep's clothing"[2] because its simple design belies the sophisticated mathematical intuition required for the solution.

[4] The New York Times Magazine Sunday Crosswords Niederman has created a number of crossword puzzles and cryptic puzzles for The New York Times Magazine since the early 1980s.

"[2] Dr. Niederman came up with the idea while writing a book on whole numbers, after unearthing a mathematical supposition from the 18th century.

"It struck me as the basis for a potentially great 3-D puzzle, and what eventually became 36 Cube.