James D. Nicholson holds degrees in physics, nuclear engineering, and neuroscience. He has a long-time interest in the work of Pierre de Fermat and has contributed to Hal Hellman's...view moreJames D. Nicholson holds degrees in physics, nuclear engineering, and neuroscience. He has a long-time interest in the work of Pierre de Fermat and has contributed to Hal Hellman's book Great Feuds in Mathematics. He is preparing English translations of Claude Bachet's edition of Diophantus' Arithimetica along with translations of other of Fermat's works.view less