I don't believe Fermat had a proof. I think he fooled himse… - Andrew Wiles

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I don't believe Fermat had a proof. I think he fooled himself into thinking he had a proof.

Andrew Wiles

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Sir Andrew John Wiles (born 11 April 1953) is an English mathematician at Oxford University in number theory. He is most famous for finally proving Fermat's Last Theorem.

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Alternative Names: Sir Andrew John Wiles • Andrew John Wiles • Andrew J. Wiles • Dr. Andrew Wiles • Prof. Sir Andrew Wiles FRS

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But what has made this problem special for amateurs is that there's a tiny possibility that there does exist an elegant 17th-century proof.

I loved doing problems in school. I'd take them home and make up new ones of my own.

Young children simply aren't interested in Fermat. They just want to hear a story and they're not going to let you do anything else.

I don't believe Fermat had a proof. I think he fooled himself into thinking he had a proof. - Andrew Wiles

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