Simon Singh
Fermat's Enigma
The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Ebook (EPUB Format)
xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solutionI have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.With these words, the seventeenth-century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat threw down the gauntlet to future generations. What came to be known as Fermat's Last Theorem looked simple; proving it, however, became the Holy Grail of mathematics, baffling its finest minds for more than 350 years. In Fermat's Enigma--based on the author's award-winning documentary film, which aired on PBS's Nova--Simon Singh tells the astonishingly entertaining story of the pursuit of that g…
Mehr
Beschreibung
xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solutionI have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.With these words, the seventeenth-century French mathematician Pierre de Fermat threw down the gauntlet to future generations. What came to be known as Fermat's Last Theorem looked simple; proving it, however, became the Holy Grail of mathematics, baffling its finest minds for more than 350 years. In Fermat's Enigma--based on the author's award-winning documentary film, which aired on PBS's Nova--Simon Singh tells the astonishingly entertaining story of the pursuit of that grail, and the lives that were devoted to, sacrificed for, and saved by it. Here is a mesmerizing tale of heartbreak and mastery that will forever change your feelings about mathematics.
CHF 7.10
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
Versandkostenfrei
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-525-43532-7
- EAN: 9780525435327
- Produktnummer: 22176429
- Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 47'523 KB
Über den Autor
Simon Singh received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Cambridge. A BBC producer, he directed and coproduced an award-winning documentary film on Fermat's Last Theorem that aired on PBS's Nova series. He is also the author of the bestselling The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography. He lives in London, England.
29 weitere Werke von Simon Singh:
The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 16.00
The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Audio Download
CHF 12.00
The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 20.00
The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 10.84
The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 4.80
The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 7.00
The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Kartoniertes Taschenbuch
CHF 20.50
The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Ebook (EPUB Format)
CHF 11.60
Bewertungen
0 von 0 Bewertungen
Anmelden
Keine Bewertungen gefunden. Seien Sie der Erste und teilen Sie Ihre Erkenntnisse mit anderen.