The Doctors Puzzle
The Doctors Puzzle
The newly organized Layton City Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Center had hired four specialists --- Doctors Morton, Carlton, Stanton and Kinston. Each doctor was renowned in his particular field. One was an eye specialist; one an ear specialist; one, a nose specialist; and one, a throat specialist. Each man had come to the Center from one of the four other local hospitals: Northside, Southside, Eastside and Westside. Given the clues below, determine each doctor's name (first names: Thomas, Albert, Gary and Marvin), his specialty and the hospital where he previously practiced.
Properties
- Name
- Morton Carlton Stanton Kinston
- Firstname
- Thomas Albert Gary Marvin
- speciality
- eye ear nose throat
- affiliation
- north south east west
Rules
1. Dr. Carlton and Gary and the man from Westside Hospital were natives of Layton City. (exclusion Name = Carlton Firstname = Gary affiliation = west )
2. The ear specialist had never worked at Southside Hospital. (exclusion speciality = ear affiliation = south )
3. Neither Dr. Stanton nor Gary nor the Throat specialist had ever practiced at Eastside Hospital. (exclusion Name = Stanton Firstname = Gary speciality = throat ) (exclusion Name = Stanton affiliation = east ) (exclusion Firstname = Gary affiliation = east ) (exclusion speciality = throat affiliation = east )
4. Dr. Carlton was not the ear specialist. (exclusion Name = Carlton speciality = ear )
5. Albert had never practiced at Eastside or Westside. (exclusion Firstname = Albert affiliation = east ) (exclusion Firstname = Albert affiliation = west )
6. Dr Morton and the man from Northside Hospital were avid tennis fans. (exclusion Name = Morton affiliation = north )
7. The ear specialist and Marvin had their offices and staff on the first floor of the Center. Dr. Stanton and the nose specialist were on the second floor. (exclusion speciality = ear Firstname = Marvin Name = Stanton speciality = nose )