Fermat’s Enigma: The Epic Quest To Solve The World’s Greatest Mathematical Problem

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Embark on a transformative journey with this insightful guide. Discover practical strategies to elevate your skills, unlock your potential, and achieve your goals. This book offers a wealth of knowledge designed to empower you and inspire lasting change. “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. 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 lives in London, England, and is at work on his second book.

9780385493628 ISBN
Science & Mathematics