Comment by albert_e
12 hours ago
This was an excellent introduction to this topic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat%27s_Last_Theorem_(book) by Simon Singh
But I am not sure if the book covers the mistake and later correction. It has been more than a decade since I read the book (and became a fan of the author).
The BBC did an episode of Horizon on it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074rxx
It's the same show, Nova just rebranded it in the US. BTW, here's a full video of the BBC version but available everywhere. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x223gx8
I'll check that out - I loved his "The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography". Excellent introduction to cryptography.
It does. That’s all part of the drama.
One of the best books I’ve ever read.
Agreed. I bought it at the airport for a transatlantic flight the year it came out and started reading before lift off. Completed it before landing. Best flight ever.
Would it be good on audio?
Maybe. Most of it is just good storytelling. There are some light equations and graphs occasionally.
It does! Very dramatic part of the book.