Fermat’s Last Theorem (Stranger Than...) - Softcover

Singh, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 000745306X ISBN 13: 9780007453061

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2011

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When Cambridge mathematician Andrew Wiles announced a solution for Fermat's last theorem in 1993, it electrified the world of mathematics. After a flaw was discovered in the proof, Wiles had to work for another year--he had already laboured in solitude for seven years--to establish that he had solved the 350-year-old problem. Simon Singh's book is a lively, comprehensible explanation of Wiles's work and of the colourful history that has build up around Fermat's last theorem over the years. The book contains some problems that offer a taste for the maths, but it also includes limericks to give a feeling for the quirkier side of mathematicians.

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“I was gripped by Simon Singh’s “Fermat’s Last Theorem”...Singh’s book puts across the romance of the discipline and the engaging wit and comradeship of the mathematical community.’ Independent

‘Unexpectedly gripping...The averagely numerate can catch a glimpse of the pure beauty of numbers without having to understand the calculations involved.’ Sunday Telegraph

‘Far from being a dry textbook it reads like the chronicle of an obsessive love affair. It has the classic ingredients that Hollywood would recognise.’ Daily Mail

‘If you enjoyed Dava Sobel’s “Longitude” you will enjoy this.’ Evening Standard

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 000745306X
• ISBN 13: 9780007453061
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368