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When I first saw Fermat's Enigma I didn't give it much heed because I haven't got a mathematical bone in my body - but somehow I was intrigued by the geometric design on the cover that had a very mysterious-looking face peeking through. Something about it grabbed my attention and I started flipping through the pages. Wow! What a great historical find! The Author, Simon Singh, who obtained a Ph.D. in particle physics at the University of Cambridge in England, was so intrigued by the challenge issued by the seventeenth century French mathematician, Pierre de Fermat and the way it baffled the finest mathematical minds for 350 years, that not only did he write this great historical book (his first one,) but he also co-produced and directed an award-winning documentary film about Fermat's Last Theorem. Fermat's Enigma is not your everyday mathematical manuscript! This book is filled with wonderful historical photographs and illustrations. It is so well written, like a gripping mystery, that my heart beats with excitement as I write this review of it! Fermat's Enigma really piqued my curiosity! Who would have thought mathematics would be fraught with intrigue, mystery, history, death and excitement? Not I, and it didn't happen all too long ago. Fermat's Enigma is proof that truth can be more exciting than fiction! It talks about the defeat of the greatest mathematician of the 18th century and about a woman who masqueraded as a man to complete significant research. One mathematician died in a duel the morning after he hurriedly recorded his greatest find. There are many other key figures in this story. Appropriately, Fermat’s Enigma has been called the Holy Grail of Mathematics. The search for this Holy Grail began when famous German Industrialist Paul Wolfskehl (who was convinced Fermat had saved him from suicide) offered a significant prize for the first person to prove the theorem. Andrew Wiles, a professor at Princeton University ultimately proved Fermat’s Last Theorem. He had first read about the theorem, and began pondering it in the library when he was a ten-year-old child.Vollständige Rezension lesen
Excellent book for anyone interested in mathematics. The story behind the theorem is definitely a good one. Would recommend to any math major or math teacher or anyone who is just more curious about Fermat
