Fermat's Enigma

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ISBN: 9780385493628
écrit par: Simon Singh
édition: Anchor
date de publication: 1998 -9
langue: Anglais
reliure: Paperback
prix: USD 16.95
nombre de pages: 315

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The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem

Fermat's Last Theorem

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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.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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