The extraordinary story of the solving of a puzzle that has confounded mathematicians since the 17th century. The solution of Fermat's Last Theorem is the most important mathematical development of the 20th century. In 1963 a schoolboy browsing in his local library stumbled across the world's greatest mathematical problem: Fermat's Last Theorem, a puzzle that every child can understand but which has baffled mathematicians for over 300 years. Aged just ten, Andrew Wiles dreamed that he would crack it. Wiles's lifelong obsession with a seemingly simple challenge set by a long-dead Frenchman is an emotional tale of sacrifice and extraordinary determination. In the end, Wiles was forced to work in secrecy and isolation for seven years, harnessing all the power of modern maths to achieve his childhood dream. Many before him had tried and failed, including a 18-century philanderer who was killed in a duel. An 18-century Frenchwoman made a major breakthrough in solving the riddle, but she had to attend maths lectures at the Ecole Polytechnique disguised as a man since women were forbidden entry to the school. A remarkable story of human endeavour and intellectual brilliance over three centuries, Fermat 's Last Theorem will fascinate both specialist and general readers.
西蒙・辛格(Simon Singh)出生于萨默塞特耶,具有印度旁遮普血统,曾在伦敦帝国学院学习物理,并在剑桥大学获得粒子物理学博士学位。在BBC电视台《明日世界》工作5年后,于1996年为《地平线》系列节目合作制作和导演了关于费马大定理的获奖记录片。
在一个直角三角形中,斜边的平方等于两直角边的平方之和。 数字2的平方根,永远不可能被写成一个最简分数。 数字26夹在25和27之间,前者是一个平方数,后者是一个立方数。像这种夹在一个平方数和一个立方数之间的数字,有且只有一个,那就是数字26. 第...
评分在一个直角三角形中,斜边的平方等于两直角边的平方之和。 数字2的平方根,永远不可能被写成一个最简分数。 数字26夹在25和27之间,前者是一个平方数,后者是一个立方数。像这种夹在一个平方数和一个立方数之间的数字,有且只有一个,那就是数字26. 第...
评分虽然是理科生,但是我数学一直不太好,最多是勉强做做题,考考试的水平,而且不管在理论和应用方面学起来都比较慢。在我心里我一直觉得,数学既不是文科也不是理科,我心里的文科,是读、识、背、写、论。理科呢,是看、思、懂、解、用。数学在我心里高贵冷艳,又不像...
评分只是图书馆中的偶遇。只是想起一位矢志学数学的好友似乎提到过看过这本书。 于是,一个之前连费马是何许人也都不清楚的人经历了一场值得珍藏一生的奇妙的数学时空之旅。 翻开这本书,就不想再合上去了,她的引人入胜与武侠小说相比是有过之而无不及,她的悬疑惊险一波三折更是...
评分这本书我非常推荐。写的非常浅显易懂,即便是文科生看懂整个逻辑也是没有任何问题(好像不小心黑了谁),配合BBC同名纪录片效果更佳呦。正经来说,这本书的最大价值在于,从一个非常好的侧面反应了解决一个数学(科学)问题所需要的付出有时是惊人的,也许要费尽一整代人的努力...
和有意思的书 有幸见过作者两次诶~~
评分'...But I feel his noble generosity in this respect even more strongly now than when he was alive. And yet nobody was able to give him any support when he desperately needed it. Reflecting on this, I am overwhelmed by the bitterest grief.'
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评分"Es war so unbeschreiblich schön; so einfach und elegant." 那无与伦比的美;如此纯粹并且充满灵性。
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