Fermat's Last Theorem by Simon Singh

Fermat's Last Theorem

Simon Singh

nonfiction history mathematics science adventurous slow-paced

340 pages | first published 1997

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When Andrew Wiles of Princeton University announced a solution of 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 labored in solit...
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