Summary of Fermat's last theorem

Fermat's Last Theorem, by Simon Singh, is a fascinating exploration of the world’s most notorious mathematical problem. The book tells the story of the almost three centuries long search to find a proof for the theorem, that was first proposed in 1637 by the brilliant French mathematician Pierre de Fermat. Followed by an international cast of characters, ranging from amateur mathematicians to brilliant experts, culminating in Andrew Wiles’s finally resolved proof in 1995. Through gripping accounts of the personalities and their journey, the book provides an understanding into the many different fields of mathematics necessary to prove this famous theorem. The book is also a thorough overview of mathematics itself, providing readers with an interesting and approachable introduction to the complexity and beauty of mathematics.