by Simon Singh · Harper Perennial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007241811
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«Fermat's Last Theorem» is a popular mathematics essay by Simon Singh, published by Harper Perennial in paperback (368 pages, in English).
It recounts how Andrew Wiles announced in 1993 the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, a puzzle unsolved for over three centuries. After a flaw appeared in his proof, Wiles took another year to complete it in secret. It also reviews the history of the problem and those who tried to solve it, with explanations for non-specialists.
This edition belongs to the Stranger Than... collection and was published in February 2007; the original work appeared in 1997.
Aimed at the general reader: it allows approaching mathematics and the history of science without prior training.
Simon Lehna Singh, is a British popular science author and theoretical and particle physicist. His written works include Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book, Big Bang, Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial and The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets. In 2012 Singh founded the Good Thinking Society, through which he created the website "Parallel" to help students learn mathematics.
