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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 solitude for seven years--to establish that he had solved the 350-year-old problem. Simon Singh's book is a lively, comprehensible explanation of Wiles's work and of the star-, trauma-, and wacko-studded history of Fermat's last theorem. Fermat's Enigma contains some problems that offer a taste of the math, but it also includes limericks to give a feeling for the goofy side of mathematicians.
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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 solitude for seven years--to establish that he had solved the 350-year-old problem. Simon Singh's book is a lively, comprehensible explanation of Wiles's work and of the star-, trauma-, and wacko-studded history of Fermat's last theorem. Fermat's Enigma contains some problems that offer a taste of the math, but it also includes limericks to give a feeling for the goofy side of mathematicians.
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"An excellent account of one of the most dramatic and moving events of the century."
--Sir Roger Penrose, New York Times Book Review
"It is hard to imagine a more gripping account of...this centuries-long drama of ingenious failures, crushed hopes, fatal duels, and suicides."
--Jim Holt, The Wall Street Journal
"Though Singh may not ask us to bring too much algebra to the table, he does expect us to appreciate a good detective story."
--Boston Sunday Globe
"The history of mathematics comes alive even for those who dread balancing their checkbooks."
--Publishers Weekly
"Singh captures the joys and frustrations of this quest for an extremely elusive proof...and builds to a truly engrossing climax. It's a mathematical page-turner."
--Library Journal
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Condition: Como nuevo. : En 1993, Andrew Wiles de la Universidad de Princeton anunció una solución al último teorema de Fermat, electrificando el mundo de las matemáticas. Tras descubrirse un fallo en la prueba, Wiles tuvo que trabajar otro año para establecer que había resuelto el problema de 350 años de antigüedad. El libro de Simon Singh es una explicación animada y comprensible del trabajo de Wiles y de la historia del último teorema de Fermat, plagada de estrellas, traumas y chiflados. El enigma de Fermat contiene algunos problemas que ofrecen una muestra de las matemáticas, pero también incluye limericks para dar una idea del lado chiflado de los matemáticos. EAN: 9780007241811 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Fermat's Last Theorem Autor: Simon Singh Editorial: Harper Perennial Idioma: en Páginas: 368 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2023-03-13-1c301fbf
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