smdth_567 t1_ixl8od9 wrote on November 24, 2022 at 7:35 AM Reply to comment by Dawnawaken92 in TIL Diophantus of Alexandria, a mathematician from the 3rd century, came up with many mathematical equations that took a long time to solve. The last one, Fermat's Last Theorem, was first stated in 1637 and was proved in 1995 by British mathematician Andrew Wiles. by dustofoblivion123 That was George Dantzig with some statistical problems. You don't just "accidentally" prove Fermat's last theorem, at least not the way it got solved. The people involved spent their entire lives on it. Permalink Parent 20
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Reply to comment by Dawnawaken92 in TIL Diophantus of Alexandria, a mathematician from the 3rd century, came up with many mathematical equations that took a long time to solve. The last one, Fermat's Last Theorem, was first stated in 1637 and was proved in 1995 by British mathematician Andrew Wiles. by dustofoblivion123
That was George Dantzig with some statistical problems. You don't just "accidentally" prove Fermat's last theorem, at least not the way it got solved. The people involved spent their entire lives on it.