Fermat's Last Theorem: Unlocking the Secret of an Ancient Mathematical Problem

Azcel, Amir D.

ISBN 10: 0670876380 / ISBN 13: 9780670876389

Published by Viking, 1997

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An incredible find a brand new 1st UK edition 1st printing hardback copy. Viking Press 1997! Small slim 8vo, vi,147pp, frontis of Fermat and other photographs, figures in text, cloth boards, title printed white on spine, illustrated dw. A smaller, perhaps less complicated version of the book by Singh [91056] with a similar title). Fermat's last theorem states that while the square of a whole number can be broken down into two other squares of whole numbers, the same cannot be done with cubes or any higher powers. After Fermat's death, in the seventeenth century, many mathematicians spent lifetimes trying to prove the theorem.In 1995, a British mathematician based at Princeton announced, in a paper that had taken eight years to write, that he had proved Fermat's last theorem. This accessible book combines philosophy and hard science with investigative journalism to create a previously untold, real-life detective story of the intellect. We pack our books properly and ship daily from the UK.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fermat's Last Theorem: Unlocking the Secret of an Ancient Mathematical Problem
• Publisher: Viking
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670876380
• ISBN 13: 9780670876389
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis

Written by 17th-century mathematician Pierre de Fermat, Fermat's theorem has long puzzled other mathematicians. It states that while a square of a whole number can be broken down into two other squares of whole numbers, the same cannot be done with cubes. In 1995, a British mathematician working at Princeton University claimed to have solved the question. This account examines the theorem from Greeks to modern science.