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Dive into the world of Mathematics, Numbers and boring facts, guided by the most intelligent man this side of Springfield: Homer Simpson himself. The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets is a hilarious book on mathematics by Simon Singh. Summary of the Book Fans of The Simpsons will be shocked to learn that the show is filled with references to mathematics thrown in between the comic episodes. Simon Singh reveals that Homer might just have disproved Fermat's Last Theorem through one of his infinite scribbles on the show. Homer isn't alone in his mathematical prowess though, for Apu Nahasapeemapetilon knows the 40,000th digit of of Pi, which is 1. Lisa's intelligence is more understandable by seeing her test her mettle as a baseball manager, displaying her acute knowledge of statistics. This is a book for all Simpsons and Futurama fans and mathematics lovers. About Simon Singh Simon Lehna Singh is a British-Indian scientific writer. He is known for: Fermat's Last Theorem, Big Bang, The Cook Book and Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial. A graduate of Imperial College London where he studied physics, Singh went on to complete his Ph.D. in particle physics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and at CERN, Geneva.