Books with category Mathematical Mysteries
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Anathem

2008

by Neal Stephenson

Raz, a mathematician, is among a cohort of secluded scientists and philosophers who are called upon to save the world from impending catastrophe.

Flowers from the Storm

2003

by Laura Kinsale

The Duke of Jervaulx was brilliant and dangerous. Considered dissolute, reckless, and extravagant, he was transparently referred to as the ‘D of J’ in scandal sheets, where he and his various exploits featured with frequency.

But sometimes the most womanising rake can be irresistible, and even his most casual attentions fascinated the sheltered Maddy Timms, quiet daughter of a simple mathematician.

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

1998

by Simon Singh

Fermat's Enigma is an astonishingly entertaining story of the pursuit of a mathematical grail that intrigued and baffled the world's greatest minds for more than 350 years. The challenge was to prove the equation: xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ... and no solution exists.


In the seventeenth century, the brilliant French mathematician Pierre de Fermat scribbled a note in the margin of a book, claiming he had discovered a 'truly marvelous demonstration' of this proposition, which the margin was too narrow to contain. This cryptic message threw down a gauntlet to future generations, sparking a quest that became known as Fermat's Last Theorem.


Based on the author's acclaimed documentary film, Fermat's Enigma tells the captivating tale of heartbreak and mastery in the world of mathematics. It is a mesmerizing journey that will forever change your perception of mathematics.

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