the French mathematician Pierre de Fermat was born in 1601, maintained for 360 years puzzled mathematicians around the world to root leave a note in the margin of his copy of the Arithmetica of Diophantus, a Greek classic of mathematics. In it, Fermat stated that the equation xn + yn = zn had no solutions in integers except when n is equal to 2. I found a wonderful demonstration for this problem, but the margin is too young to write, I write. Finally, almost four years later, the English mathematician Andrew Wiles proved, after several failed attempts, the famous theorem of Fermat. Full of tension, history, tragedy and intrigue Simon Singh tells how the obsession with mathematics dipped to a man for 30 years in the formulation of the demonstration of the famous theorem of Fermat. Without resorting to technicalities but entangled avoid the explanation in a clear and precise nature of the problem of Fermat, Singh has written a gripping story that involved who has ever wondered what makes mathematics have seduced so many different characters in the story. ............................................... ............................ The story of Fermat's last theorem is unique. At the time I first spoke to Andrew Wiles had come to the conclusion that it was one of the great stories in the field of scientific and academic effort. I saw the headlines in the summer of 1993, when the show had mathematics in front pages of national newspapers from around the world. At that time only had a vague recollection of what was the latter one theorem, but I saw that this was something very special and had a certain aroma Horizon documentary. I spent the next few weeks talking to several mathematicians: those who were deeply involved in the story, or were very close to Andrew, and those who simply felt the thrill of witnessing a great event in its field. All generously shared with me his knowledge of history of mathematics and patiently told me how little I understand of the concepts involved. Soon I was certain that only a half dozen people around the world were able to really understand all the material on the subject. For a while I wondered if I would be crazy to try writing the documentary. But of those mathematicians learned about the rich history and the deeper meaning of Fermat math and those who practice them, and here, I realized, was where the story really was. ................................................ ...................
The book represents a stage dive into the world of mathematics to tell a story of discovery is certainly not a book of equations and numbers but speaks of them is entertaining and guides us on a journey through three centuries, showing the importance of basing everything we take for granted.
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