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What I never liked much in books that should provide knowledge.
08-08-2018, 04:14 AM
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RE: What I never liked much in books that should provide knowledge.
(07-19-2018 09:45 AM)Nigel (UK) Wrote:  
(07-19-2018 08:01 AM)grsbanks Wrote:  As far as I know, his Last Theorem still hasn't been proven!

Andrew Wiles published the final version of his proof in 1995. It wouldn’t fit into a margin, though!

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There’s a good book on how it was proved, and the extreme effort it took:

“Fermat's Enigma”, by Simon Singh, ISBN 978-0-385-49362-8.
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08-08-2018, 07:50 AM
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RE: What I never liked much in books that should provide knowledge.
(08-08-2018 04:14 AM)mcquiggi Wrote:  There’s a good book on how it was proved, and the extreme effort it took:

“Fermat's Enigma”, by Simon Singh, ISBN 978-0-385-49362-8.

I'll have to read that. I've already read "Fermat's Last Theorem" by the same author.
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08-09-2018, 05:38 PM
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RE: What I never liked much in books that should provide knowledge.
(08-08-2018 07:50 AM)grsbanks Wrote:  
(08-08-2018 04:14 AM)mcquiggi Wrote:  There’s a good book on how it was proved, and the extreme effort it took:

“Fermat's Enigma”, by Simon Singh, ISBN 978-0-385-49362-8.

I'll have to read that. I've already read "Fermat's Last Theorem" by the same author.

Save your money. It's the same book!

— Ian Abbott
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