Fermat's Enigma
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ISBN13: 9780385493628
Paperback|9780385493628
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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.nbsp;nbsp;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.nbsp;nbsp;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.nbsp;nbsp;Here is a mesmerizing tale of heartbreak and mastery that will forever change your feelings about mathematics.
"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.nbsp;nbsp;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.nbsp;nbsp;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.nbsp;nbsp;Here is a mesmerizing tale of heartbreak and mastery that will forever change your feelings about mathematics.
| ISBN-13 | 9780385493628 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0385493622 |
| Weight | 0.51 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 4.85 x 0.90 x 6.97 In |
| List Price | $19.00 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 336 pages |
| Publisher | Anchor |
| Published On | 1998-09-08 |
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