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Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:06:48 -0600
From: William Springer <spo...@nospam.comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Fermat's Last Theorem
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  Andrewr At Work wrote:
> "Philip Carter" <phi...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1c48vKAEslE$EwyI@knowl.demon.co.uk
> 
> 
>>Please remind me of the name of the person who solved Fermat's Last
>>Theorem a few years back, also the name of his best-selling book on the
>>subject.        
> 
> 
> Andrew Wiles solved the problem, but the best-selling book was "Fermat's
> Last Theorem" by Simon Singh.
> 
> I'd also recommend "The Code Book" by Singh.


I second that; Singh's books are extremely readable.