by Simon Singh · Booket · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408065722
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«El enigma de Fermat» is a popular mathematics essay by Simon Singh, published by Booket in paperback (320 pages, in Spanish).
The author recreates the history of Fermat's Last Theorem, the problem that Pierre de Fermat noted in the 17th century and that resisted proof for more than three centuries. The narrative covers the attempts of great mathematicians up to Andrew Wiles's proof in 1995, combining biography, scientific adventure and the history of mathematics.
The book belongs to Booket's Divulgación collection. Its original English title, Fermat's Last Theorem, appeared in 1997.
A read for those who enjoy the history of science and mathematical challenges; it requires no advanced knowledge of mathematics.
Simon Lehna Singh, is a British popular science author and theoretical and particle physicist. His written works include Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book, Big Bang, Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial and The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets. In 2012 Singh founded the Good Thinking Society, through which he created the website "Parallel" to help students learn mathematics.
