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TheCondor
I love his books. If you have any interest in math or its history, you will be rewarded by picking up one of his books.
nmc
For those feeling confused: this is not the only book called Fermat's Last Theorem.

• Harold Edwards, Fermat's Last Theorem, 1977

• Simon Singh, Fermat's Last Theorem, 1997

(There may be others.)

verbify
Ah, until I saw your comment, I thought for a moment Andrew Wiles died.
profinger
I was confused by this because I couldn't remember Simon Singh's name but recalled him as the author of the "Fermat's Last Theorem" that I'm familiar with lol.

Thanks for clearing this up!

Aqueous
"x(n) + y(n) could never equal z(n) if “n” was greater than 2"

Wasn't it x^n + y^n != z^n for n greater than 2?

jonbaer
RIP. He wrote Entanglement, one of the best books on the subject and highly recommend. Entanglement tells the astounding story of the scientists who set out to complete Einstein's work. With accesible language and a highly entertaining tone, Amir Aczel shows us a world where the improbable—from unbreakable codes to teleportation—becomes possible.
georgehaake
The Mystery of the Aleph is one of my favorite books. Great math with a sprinkle of crazy on top.