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.
西濛・辛格(Simon Singh)齣生於薩默塞特耶,具有印度旁遮普血統,曾在倫敦帝國學院學習物理,並在劍橋大學獲得粒子物理學博士學位。在BBC電視颱《明日世界》工作5年後,於1996年為《地平綫》係列節目閤作製作和導演瞭關於費馬大定理的獲奬記錄片。
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...
評分这本书的好就勿需多言了,在讲述费马大定理被破解的过程中展现了几千年来人类知识的进步,并同时伴以类似侦探小说的写法,让我有看《达芬奇密码》一样欲罢不能的冲动。 这本书看着看着就有一种亲切的感觉泛起来,看到了久违的勾股定理、想起了世界上还有虚数这样一个东西存在.....
評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...
評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...
評分怀尔斯依靠20世纪诞生的数学猜想和一系列数学技巧证明了费马大定理,这是现代数学的杰作。而几个世纪之前的费马显然不会是这种证明方法。费马当初写下“我已经找到了一个真正美妙的证明”,这个证明也许有缺陷,也许是一个巧妙的证明。无论是什么样的,费马一定是以17世纪的数...
I have a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain...源於畢達哥拉斯學派,始於費馬寫下的未證明的筆記,其後無數大數學傢前赴後繼,終於在1994年被Andrew Wiles證明。這個猜想簡單易懂,即使證明齣來也沒有實際應用價值,但證明的過程,體現瞭數學之美、自然之美。
评分十年後重讀瞭英文原版,本想隨便讀讀,沒以為能讀完。沒想到一氣嗬成,比記憶中還要精彩!
评分不像科普,近乎傳記。
评分很棒! Simon Singh是很好的科普讀物作傢,馬不停蹄的找他的另外書。
评分十年後重讀瞭英文原版,本想隨便讀讀,沒以為能讀完。沒想到一氣嗬成,比記憶中還要精彩!
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