Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Chapter 1- "I think I'll stop here."

The first chapter marks the beginning of how Andrew Wiles achieved the solution to Fermat's Enigma. It is explained how the works of a mathematician is limited and hardly any change will come after a certain age. Most mathematicians fade into the background when they reach their 50's but Andres Wiles spent seven years working on a project. 1963, He was ten years old and he found a book called, "The Last Problem" by Eric Temple Bell. That was where his interest in Fermat's Theorem started. He knew that he wanted to find a solution. The chapter was pretty interesting, there are many references to the history of math and many mathematicians who created these complex problems and solutions. The suspense is just beginning, Andrew Wiles will have to go through massive obstacles in order for him to prove that he has truly found the answer to Fermat's riddle.