{"product_id":"the-last-theorem-paperback","title":"The Last Theorem - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur C. Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrederik Pohl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur C. Clarke is considered to be the greatest science fiction writer of all time. He is an international treasure in many other ways: An article written by him in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. Books by Mr. Clarke--both fiction and nonfiction--have more than one hundred million copies in print worldwide. Mr. Clarke passed away March 19th, 2008.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrederik Pohl is the author of many novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Would Live Forever; Gateway, \u003c\/i\u003e part of his acclaimed Heechee saga; and Jem, for which he won the National Book Award. With Isaac Asimov, he was a founding member of the New York-based science fiction group known as the Futurians. In the sixties, Pohl edited Galaxy magazine and its sister magazine, if, which won the Hugo Award three years in a row. In 1993, he became a Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master. He lives in Palatine, Illinois.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.2 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695163838527,"sku":"9780345470232","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/01a4a8b5df137c83f58c2ca15084c56b.webp?v=1765002860","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-last-theorem-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}