 
			 
				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。
读罢此书,深深地被作者组织材料的能力所折服。费马大定理向上追溯有2000年的历史传统,问世的300年来,数学中的不同领域被发现、被结合用于解决这一难题。如果说费马大定理是一串项链,怀尔斯的证明就犹如一根金线,将数学不同领域的明珠串联起来。在攻克费马大定理的路上,闪...
评分从来没有想过毕业之后会读这么一本关于数学的科普读物。 书把晦涩难懂的数学问题写得引人入胜,一周内就看完了,后半本甚至是一天看完的。一点不枯燥,非常有趣。而且在看费马大定理最后怎么被证明那段时,我甚至感到浑身热血沸腾,晚上睡觉满脑子还都是椭圆方程和模形式。 整...
评分有些书讲别人的梦,但让你想起自己的梦。 有些书和童年无关,但让你回想起童年。 回想起童年,嘴角会有微笑,仿佛小孩从口袋里突然翻出几块已经忘记的糖果来。然而也会怅惘,好像看到从书页里掉下的一纸泛黄的情书和一瓣干枯的玫瑰。 童年已随小鸟去,此地...
评分有一款被称为人类精神世界贪嗔痴最高境界的游戏名叫:数论。这款游戏的开发商是:上帝。这款游戏的付费方式:免费(但对智商有一定要求,因为智商低的刚进游戏就被秒了)。迷上这款游戏的玩家,不仅不会被送到青少年网游戒毒所,反而被世界人民奉为神明。每打掉一个怪,人们都...
评分以前我就是个不太喜欢数学的人,确切的说是讨厌那些很烦琐的计算。这本书我看的是PDF格式的,其实早就下载好了的,只是没去看,那天拿来一看,看得入谜,一口气看完已是凌晨,但那种满足感却也无法说出。感叹于数学的神奇,感叹于数学家们的天才和他们那坚韧的意志。
不像科普,近乎传记。
评分8年磨一砺
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.'
评分和有意思的书 有幸见过作者两次诶~~
评分有趣!
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