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Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem

Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem


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xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solution "I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain." With these words, the seventeenth-century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat threw down the gauntlet to future generations.  What came to be known as Fermat's Last Theorem looked simple; proving it, however, became the Holy Grail of mathematics, baffling its finest minds for more than 350 years.  In Fermat's Enigma--based on the author's award-winning documentary film, which aired on PBS's "Nova"--Simon Singh tells the astonishingly entertaining story of the pursuit of that grail, and the lives that were devoted to, sacrificed for, and saved by it.  Here is a mesmerizing tale of heartbreak and mastery that will forever change your feelings about mathematics.

About the Author :
Simon Singh received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Cambridge. A BBC producer, he directed and coproduced an award-winning documentary film on Fermat's Last Theorem that aired on PBS's "Nova" series. He is also the author of the bestselling The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography. He lives in London, England.

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"An excellent account of one of the most dramatic and moving events of the century." --Sir Roger Penrose, New York Times Book Review "It is hard to imagine a more gripping account of...this centuries-long drama of ingenious failures, crushed hopes, fatal duels, and suicides." --Jim Holt, The Wall Street Journal "Though Singh may not ask us to bring too much algebra to the table, he does expect us to appreciate a good detective story." --Boston Sunday Globe "The history of mathematics comes alive even for those who dread balancing their checkbooks." --Publishers Weekly "Singh captures the joys and frustrations of this quest for an extremely elusive proof...and builds to a truly engrossing climax. It's a mathematical page-turner." --Library Journal


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  • ISBN-13: 9780385493628
  • Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
  • Height: 175 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 286 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0385493622
  • Publisher Date: 08 Sep 1998
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
  • Width: 124 mm


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