alt Hacker NewsThis was an excellent introduction to this topic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat%27s_Last_Theorem_(book) by Simon Singh
But I am not sure if the book covers the mistake and later correction. I has been more than a decade sine I read the book (and became a fan of the author).
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WD-42 • today at 3:03 PM
It does. That’s all part of the drama.
One of the best books I’ve ever read.
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chris_st • today at 2:44 PM
I'll check that out - I loved his "The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography". Excellent introduction to cryptography.
clarkeni • today at 2:45 PM
It does! Very dramatic part of the book.
The BBC did an episode of Horizon on it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074rxx