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.
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The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780525435327
Publisert
2017
Utgiver
Random House Digital Inc.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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