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Search - Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem

Fermat's Enigma The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Author: 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 ... more »

ISBN-13: 9780802713315
ISBN-10: 0802713319
Publication Date: 11/1997
Pages: 315
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Currently 3.9/5 Stars.

3.9 stars, based on 4 ratings

Publisher: Walker Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Brandi M. reviewed Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem on 12/19/2010

I loved this book. It had just enough math to keep me interested and was packed with history. I learned a great deal and could hardly put the book down. If you're looking for a mathematical page-turner this is it.

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Brant S. (scarybinary) reviewed Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem on 2/24/2007 + 10 more book reviews

A fantastic account of Fermat's Last Theorem.

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Anick L. (islandgirl) reviewed Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem on 10/5/2006 + 113 more book reviews

A history of the "Holy Grail" of Math. How mathematicians tried to solve a mathematical mystery. A mathematical page-turner.

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