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Title: A delight for mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike
Review: Singh's account of the conquest of Fermat's Last Theorem goes far beyond just the history of Andrew Wiles's sucessful proof. The story begins all the way back in the time of Pythagoras, and Singh tells it in an informative and entertaining style.You need very little knowledge of math to understand this book. What little you do need, Singh tells you lucidly and without patronizing his readers. The book is full of human-interest stories from the history of mathematics (and yes, there are many!), so the book is certainly not for mathematicians only.It's remarkable that Singh can discuss the activities of research-level mathematicians in such an easily-readable book, but he has done it. Highly recommended!
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