Overview of Fermat's Last Theorem (Stranger Than...) Book

Fermat's Last Theorem (Stranger Than...) is a series of thought-provoking and non-fictional works and is a biographical book. In the 17th century, a problem was presented that was puzzling and intriguing but had no solution. In 1963, a ten year old school boy Andrew Wiles, stumbled upon the Fermat's last theorem in his local library. Andrew dreamt that he would solve this puzzle which was said to be the world's greatest mathematical problem. Strangely, this puzzle was easily understood by a child but had left the best mathematicians in a tizz while trying to figure it out for over 300 years. Solving this puzzle created by a Frenchman who died long ago, became Andrew's life obsession. As he tries to solve the world's greatest mathematical problem, an emotional story unravels. Read about all the things he had to sacrifice to accomplish this task and his unwavering determination. Despite the noble cause, towards the end he had to work in secrecy in order to obtain his childhood ambition of cracking this puzzle. The book also tells readers about the others who tried to solve it before him - an 18th century philanderer who died fighting in a duel and an 18th century French woman who had to take classes at Ecole Polytechnique disguised as a man. Fermat's Last Theorem (Stranger Than...) is the story of a remarkable and astounding man who set out to attain a solution for a problem, that others believed to be impossible. The book was published in 2011 by Harper Perennial and is available in paperback. Key Features: This book has stories of intellectual brilliance and amazing human endeavors, displayed over the span of three centuries. A book that will fascinate both specialists and general readers.

• Book Type :

Science & Mathematics

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

368 pages

• ISBN - 10 :

000745306X

• Fermat's Last Theorem (Stranger Than...) Published On :

7 Jul 2011

• Resource:

Textbooks, Science & Mathematics Books for Students, Teachers, Graudates, Professionals and all others

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