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Fermat's Last Theorem

The Story of a Riddle That Confounded the World's Greatest Minds for 358 Years

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Fermat's Last Theorem

By: Simon Singh
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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'I have a truly marvellous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.' It was with these words, written in the 1630s, that Pierre de Fermat intrigued and infuriated the mathematics community.

For over 350 years, proving Fermat's Last Theorem was the most notorious unsolved mathematical problem, a puzzle whose basics most children could grasp but whose solution eluded the greatest minds in the world.

In 1993, after years of secret toil, Englishman Andrew Wiles announced to an astounded audience that he had cracked Fermat's Last Theorem. He had no idea of the nightmare that lay ahead.

In Fermat's Last Theorem Simon Singh has crafted a remarkable tale of intellectual endeavour spanning three centuries, and a moving testament to the obsession, sacrifice and extraordinary determination of Andrew Wiles: one man against all the odds.

©2012 Simon Singh (P)2016 Audible, Ltd Science Mathematics Thought-Provoking

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...to anyone who is interested in mathematics. Loved this book. Extremely exciting and fascinating.

A must listen...

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My enjoyment of this book was not in the least bit diminished by my prior knowledge of the story. My only (very, very minor) complaint is that the narrator continually put Ys into his pronunciation of certain words: solution --> solyution; (r)evolution --> (r)evolyution, etc!

Also, he gave John Conway an American accent!!!!!!

Great story; great performance

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well structured aporoach to explaining what laymen can not posdibly inderstand at the mathmatical level. Still, nice to be along for the ride.

great puzxle solved

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A good audiobook read very well with a reasonable pace and understandable explanations however you seem to miss out on a lot of figures and equations that are much harder to hear than they are to read.

Good audiobook, probably better as a book

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I studied 3rd level maths to a minor degree and still found some of it challenging, but there is more than enough to keep you interested regardless

Very interesting

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If you have any appreciation of or interest in maths or science then I think you will very likely find this very interesting and enjoyable. I thought getting it would be abit of a gamble, but I am glad I did.

Very good

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My usual genre is crime thrillers so this was a complete departure for me. I know very little about the world of maths. This was, however, a fascinating listen. This was very accessible and I was able to follow almost all of it. Like most people, I was lost when it described some of the more detailed proofs in detail but I just let that wash over me. I learnt a lot about maths and thought this was excellent. Well written and well read.

A short and fascinating history of mathematics

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You don't need to be a math professor to enjoy this book. There are mathematical concepts involved that only a few people in the world would understand,yet the author has made them accessible enough. The story was very well planned out and delivered with some mind blowing historical characters.

The narration was also excellent with a wonderful use of accents when quoting mathematicians involved in the story.

Definitely my favourite audio book so far and will be one I come back to again and again.

My favourite book so far

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If anyone can think of ones that come close to topping this please let me know.

Greatest Math Book written

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Not just the theorem, but history and explanations of the elements and the people involved in a wonderfully interesting and accessible manner. Definitely a favourite of mine

Wonderful

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