The release date for the English version of 'Fermat's Enigma' by
Simon Singh is Sep 1998. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
xn + yn equals zn, where n stands for 3, 4, 5,... there is no answer
"I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain."
The French mathematician Pierre de Fermat laid down the gauntlet for next generations with his remarks in the seventeenth century.Fermat's Last Theorem seemed to be straightforward, but its proof turned into the Holy Grail of mathematics, confounding the field's brightest minds for almost 350 years.Simon Singh narrates the very amusing tale of the quest for the holy grail and the lives that were dedicated to, suffered for, and rescued by it in Fermat's Enigma, an incredible comedy based on the author's award-winning documentary film that appeared on PBS's "Nova".This captivating story of triumph over heartache will alter your perspective on mathematics for all time.