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

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Simon Singh John Lynch

Fermat's Enigma

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

Simon Singh, John Lynch

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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
04 September 1998

Mathematics & Sciences; History of mathematics

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.

By: Simon Singh
Foreword by: John Lynch
Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 175mm, Width: 124mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 215g
ISBN: 9780385493628
ISBN 10: 0385493622
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 04 September 1998
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

An excellent account of one of the most dramatic and moving events of the century. --Sir Roger Penrose, New York Times Book Review <p/> 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 <p/> 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 <p/> The history of mathematics comes alive even for those who dread balancing their checkbooks. --Publishers Weekly <p/> 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