Fermat’s Last Theorem, 9780008553821
Paperback
One man, centuries of mystery, and a theorem finally solved.

Fermat’s Last Theorem

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    29 March 2023

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Summary

The Enigma of Fermat’s Last Theorem: A Quest for Mathematical Truth

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come.

‘Maths is one of the purest forms of thought, and to outsiders mathematicians may seem almost otherworldly’

In 1963, schoolboy Andrew Wiles stumbled across t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008553821
ISBN-10:0008553823
Series:Collins Modern Classics
Author:Simon Singh
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:Fourth Estate Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:29 March 2023
Weight:260g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 28mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘This is probably the best popular account of a scientific topic I have ever readIrish Times

‘Reads like the chronicle of an obsessive love affair. It has the classic ingredients that Hollywood would recogniseDaily Mail

‘To read it is to realise that there is a world of beauty and intellectual challenge that is denied to 99.9 per cent of us who are not high-level mathematiciansThe Times

‘This tale has all the elements of a most exciting story: an impenetrable riddle; the ambition and frustration of generations of hopefuls; and the genius who worked for years in secrecy to realise his childhood dreamExpress

About The Author

Simon Singh

Simon Singh is a science journalist and TV producer. Having completed his PhD at Cambridge he worked from 1991 to 1997 at the BBC producing Tomorrow’s World and co-directing the BAFTA award-winning documentary Fermat’s Last Theorem for the Horizon series. In 1997, he published Fermat’s Last Theorem, which was a no 1 best-seller in Britain and translated into 22 languages. In 1999, he published The Code Book which was also an international bestseller and was the basis for the Channel 4 series The Science of Secrecy.

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