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Title: Mathematics at its finest
Review: I know what you are thinking... a book about mathematics and its practitioners is probably as exciting as watching paint dry. But you would be wrong in this assumption. Simon Singh does a masterful job of describing the history of mathematics as an obsession, profession, and scholarly endeavor. Along with the quest by mathematicians to find a proof for the paradoxical equation known as Fermat's Last Theorem, the author gives fantastic information regarding math philosophy and the practical uses of theoretical mathematics (such as decoding messages by the Nazis in WWII).I was so impressed with this book that I am attempting to do everything I can to get people to give it a look. Lets face it a book about the history of a search for a mathematical proof is not exactly Tom Clancy material.... but I urge everyone to give this book a chance it is EXCELLENT!!!!
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