| Fermat's Enigma - The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
(1997)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Author |
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| Genre |
Mathematics |
| Publication Date |
9/8/1998 |
| Format |
Paperback (179
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125
mm)
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| Publisher |
Anchor |
| Language |
English |
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| Plot |
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. |
| Personal Details |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Index |
1151 |
| Read It |
Yes |
| Links |
Amazon US
Powell's
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| Product Details |
| ISBN |
0385493622 |
| Cover Price |
$13.95 |
| Nr of Pages |
336 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Original Details |
| Original Publication Year |
1997 |
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