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

Amir D. Azcel

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ISBN 10: 1568580770 ISBN 13: 9781568580777

Published by Four Walls Eight Windows, 1996

Language: English

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Title

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

Publisher

Four Walls Eight Windows

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

1568580770

ISBN 13

9781568580777

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

Book Type

Book

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Mathematics

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Over three hundred years ago, a French scholar scribbled a simple theorem in the margin of a book. It would become the world's most baffling mathematical mystery. Simple, elegant, and utterly impossible to prove, Fermat's Last Theorem captured the imaginations of amateur and professional mathematicians for over three centuries. For some it became a wonderful passion. For others it was an obsession that led to deceit, intrigue, or insanity. In a volume filled with the clues, red herrings, and suspense of a mystery novel, Dr. Amir Aczel reveals the previously untold story of the people, the history, and the cultures that lie behind this scientific triumph. From formulas devised for the farmers of ancient Babylonia to the dramatic proof of Fermat's theorem in 1993, this extraordinary work takes us along on an exhilarating intellectual treasure hunt. Revealing the hidden mathematical order of the natural world in everything from stars to sunflowers, Fermat's Last Theorem brilliantly combines philosophy and hard science with investigative journalism. The result: a real-life detective story of the intellect, at once intriguing, thought-provoking, and impossible to put down.

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Amir D. Aczel, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Statistics at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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