Fermat's Last Theorem

Name: Fermat's Last Theorem
ISBN: 9781841157917

5/5

'I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.

' It was with these words, written in the 1630s, that Pierre de Fermat intrigued and infuriated the mathematics community.

For over 350 years, proving Fermat's Last Theorem was the most notorious unsolved mathematical problem, a puzzle whose basics most children could grasp but whose solution eluded the greatest minds in the world.

In 1993, after years of secret toil, Englishman Andrew Wiles announced to an astounded audience that he had cracked Fermat's Last Theorem.

He had no idea of the nightmare that lay ahead.

In 'Fermat's Last Theorem' Simon Singh has crafted a remarkable tale of intellectual endeavour spanning three centuries, and a moving testament to the obsession, sacrifice and extraordinary determination of Andrew Wiles: one man against all the odds.

First published: 2022
Publishers: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Subjects: Mathematics
Language: English

Who could have thought maths could be so much fun ! Told with infectious enthusiasm, this is the story of pure maths as well as the quest to solve one of its most challenging riddles of all time.

It is hard to say enough good things about it. There are very few mathematicians that are interested in making math accesible to the general public and even fewer that are able to make it interesting and light to read.

I'll make this short and sweet. First off the book is an insight into the world of pure mathematics, it uses the fulcrum of the Last Theorem (an apparently very simple rule) to touch upon a number of different issues within both the practice and history of the subject.

About Simon Singh

Simon Lehna Singh, MBE is a British author who has specialised in writing about mathematical and scientific topics in an accessible manner. He is the maiden winner of the Lilavati Award.His written works include Fermat's Last Theorem (in the United States titled Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem), The Code Book (about cryptography and its history), Big Bang (about the Big Bang theory and the origins of the universe) and Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial (about complementary and alternative medicine).He has also produced documentaries and works for television to accompany his books, is a trustee of NESTA, the National Museum of Science and Industry and co-founded the Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme....

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