Simon Singh

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British author and science writer known for popularising mathematics and cryptography; author of Fermat's Last Theorem and The Code Book.

Simon Singh is a British science author and journalist known for popular science books including Fermat's Last Theorem (1997) and The Code Book (1999). He has written and broadcast on topics that bridge mathematics, cryptography and the history of science.

The review praises Simon Singh's Fermat's Last Theorem as an accessible, engaging history of number theory that reveals the beauty of mathematics. It recounts the long story from Fermat to Andrew Wiles and emphasizes the human side of mathematicians. The reviewer recommends reading the English edition for clarity.