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Fermat's Enigma

The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem
Summary:

The book chronicles the centuries-long challenge to prove Fermat's Last Theorem, a puzzle that confounded the greatest mathematical minds. It details Andrew Wiles's journey to eventually solve the theorem in 1994, exploring the personal struggles and intellectual triumphs involved in cracking this historic problem.

Key points:

1. Fermat's Last Theorem: The book focuses on a 1637 mathematical proposition by Pierre de Fermat, stating no three positive integers a, b, and c can satisfy the equation a^n + b^n = c^n for any integer value of n greater than two.

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