This was an excellent introduction to this topic:

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).

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WD-42 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It does. That’s all part of the drama.

One of the best books I’ve ever read.

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placebo 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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.

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stogot 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Would it be good on audio?

	▲	WD-42 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Maybe. Most of it is just good storytelling. There are some light equations and graphs occasionally.

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chris_st 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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.

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tonyedgecombe 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The BBC did an episode of Horizon on it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074rxx

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clarkeni 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It does! Very dramatic part of the book.