Fermat's Last Theorem
Subtitle: Unlocking the Secret of an Ancient Mathematical Problem
Publisher: Delta; Dell Pub.
Published: September 8, 1997
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780385319461
First sentence: Just before dawn on June 23, 1993, Professor John Conway approached the darkened mathematics building on the Princeton University campus.
Description: After seven years of intense dedication on one man's part, Fermat's Last Theorem, which had been labeled an impossible problem for the last 350 years, was deciphered. The story of both the original theorem and the chain of discoveries that led to the final proof, "Fermat's Last Theorem" is an absorbing tale of secret societies, genius ridiculed, jealousy, tragedy, and a tremendous scientific triumph.