Full name: Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem

Author: Simon Singh Year: 1997 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Science, Non Fiction, Award winners, History, Biographies, Philosophy Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon OpenLibrary Google Books LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780385493628 0385493622

Compelling, dramatic, and entirely accessible, "Fermat's Enigma" is a mesmerizing tale of heartbreak and mastery, and one that will forever change the reader's feelings about mathematics. Simon Singh co-produced an award-winning documentary film on Fermat's Last Theorem that aired on PBS's "Nova" series. 21 illustrations. Similar books: Poincare's Prize by George G. Szpiro The Nothing that Is by Robert Kaplan In Pursuit of the Unknown by Ian Stewart God Created the Integers by Stephen Hawking 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know by John D. Barrow The Math Book by Clifford A. Pickover Zero by Charles Seife Nature's Numbers by Ian Stewart Journey through Genius by William Dunham Geekspeak by Graham Tattersall Everything and More by David Foster Wallace The Golden Ratio by Mario Livio An Imaginary Tale by Paul J. Nahin Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz by Edward B. Burger Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers by Jan Gullberg The Code Book by Simon Singh The Cracking Code Book by Simon Singh Uncertainty by David Lindley Big Bang by Simon Singh The Sleepwalkers by Arthur Koestler