Andrew Wiles, the mathematician who presented a proof of Fermat’s last theorem back in 1993, stands next to the famous result.
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In 1993, a British mathematician solved a centuries-old problem. But he couldn’t have done it without the help of many other mathematicians, both historical and modern.
Computers are coming up with proofs in mathematics that are almost impossible for a human to check.
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Computers are increasingly used to prove mathematical theorems. So does that mean human mathematicians will become obselete?
Wait, what was that? You lost me.
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A Japanese mathematician says he’s proved a famous unsolved conjecture. The problem is, nobody can understand the solution he’s put forth.
There is beauty in mathematical ideas and proofs.
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