Fermat's Last Theorem
Simon Singh
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.
Kategorie:
Rok:
1997
Wydanie:
First Edition
Wydawnictwo:
Fourth Estate
Język:
english
Strony:
384
ISBN 10:
1857025210
ISBN 13:
9781857025217
Plik:
MOBI , 1.93 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1997