Fermat's Last Theorem

Fermat's Last Theorem

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type-r

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15,279 posts

220 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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A very interesting and touching documentary by Horizon a few years back on how Andrew Wiles solved one of mathematics last great unsolved puzzles - that is, x^n + y^n != z^n, where n > 2.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074rxx/hori...



Simpo Two

87,119 posts

272 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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Simon Singh wrote an excellent book about it: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fermats-Last-Theorem-Simon...

My brain checked out of maths after O-level but I could still understand the book - which shows how good it is!

TwigtheWonderkid

44,707 posts

157 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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Simon Singh is appearing at Wycombe Skeptics in the Pub on 19 Nov. Should be good.


http://www.wycombe.skepticsinthepub.org/Event.aspx...