The Last Theorem
Arthur Charles Clarke & Frederik Pohl
Language: English
Clarke; Arthur C. - Prose & Criticism Fermat's last theorem Fiction Fiction - Science Fiction General Mathematicians Physicists Science Fiction - General Science Fiction And Fantasy Science fiction Space Opera Space vehicles Sri Lanka
Publisher: Ballentine Books/Del Rey
Published: Aug 15, 2009
Description:
When Ranjit Subramanian, a Sri Lankan with a special gift for numbers, writes a three-page proof of the coveted “Last Theorem,” which French mathematician Pierre de Fermat claimed to have discovered (but never recorded) in 1637, Ranjit’s achievement is hailed as a work of genius, bringing him fame and fortune. But it also brings him to the attention of the National Security Agency and a shadowy United Nations outfit called Pax per Fidem–or Peace Through Transparency–whose secretive workings belie its name. Suddenly Ranjit–along with his family–finds himself swept up in world-shaking events, his genius for abstract mathematical thought put to uses that are both concrete and potentially deadly.