Re:Solving Fermat: Andrew Wiles
by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @11:22AM
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The BBC did an episode of Horizon on it.
It's the same show, Nova just rebranded it in the US. BTW, here's a full video of the BBC version but available everywhere. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x223gx8
It does. That’s all part of the drama.
One of the best books I’ve ever read.
Agreed. I bought it at the airport for a transatlantic flight the year it came out and started reading before lift off. Completed it before landing. Best flight ever.
Would it be good on audio?
Maybe. Most of it is just good storytelling. There are some light equations and graphs occasionally.
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.
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. It has been more than a decade since I read the book (and became a fan of the author).