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[kurchatovium]

That was a 350-year-old conjecture when it was finally proved about 30 years ago.

Fermat was smiling up in heaven. 😀 😛

Yea it was interesting...Fermat just wrote it on the side of some of his notes I believe. LOL And it took a like 200 pages of hard math to actually prove. Really cool stuff.

 

[milagros317]

Yea it was interesting...Fermat just wrote it on the side of some of his notes I believe. LOL And it took a like 200 pages of hard math to actually prove. Really cool stuff.

Nobody believes that Fermat had a valid proof back then, but he did prove many other theorems. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

Nobody believes that Fermat had a valid proof back then, but he did prove many other theorems. 😀 😛

Yes the modern proof is reallllllllllllllllllllllllllly long and very complicated.

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[milagros317]

Yes the modern proof is reallllllllllllllllllllllllllly long and very complicated.

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And it uses lots of algebraic geometry, which is a very challenging area of mathematics. 😱

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[kurchatovium]

And it uses lots of algebraic geometry, which is a very challenging area of mathematics. 😱

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Yea. They had a NOVA special on it a long time ago. Very difficult proof.

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[milagros317]

Yea. They had a NOVA special on it a long time ago. Very difficult proof.

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Andrew Wiles (who did the proof) worked on it for over ten years.

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[kurchatovium]

Andrew Wiles (who did the proof) worked on it for over ten years.

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Yea I think he did it twice more or less. He thought he figured out at first and submitted it but latter realized he made a mistake and had to do it all over again. Wow.

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[milagros317]

Yea I think he did it twice more or less. He thought he figured out at first and submitted it but latter realized he made a mistake and had to do it all over again. Wow.

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Yes, he spent about two of those years fixing the hole in his first proof. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

Yes, he spent about two of those years fixing the hole in his first proof. 😀 😛

Really amazing.

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[milagros317]

Really amazing.

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Genius works in strange ways. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

Genius works in strange ways. 😀 😛

Yes exactly.

 

[milagros317]

I caught up on sleep last night.

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[kurchatovium]

I caught up on sleep last night.

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Sleep is always a good thing. 🙂

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[milagros317]

Sleep is always a good thing. 🙂

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Indeed so. It is vital.

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[kurchatovium]

Indeed so. It is vital.

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Yup can not do without it. '

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[milagros317]

I got lots of sleep again last night.

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[kurchatovium]

I got lots of sleep again last night.

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Wow way cool. I did pretty good last night as well. 🙂

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[milagros317]

Wow way cool. I did pretty good last night as well. 🙂

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I am glad to hear that, my friend. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

I am glad to hear that, my friend. 😀 😛

Thanks my friend. Hopefully its a trend that continues 🙂

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[milagros317]

Thanks my friend. Hopefully its a trend that continues 🙂

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Yes, I hope we both get lots of sleep.
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[kurchatovium]

Yes, I hope we both get lots of sleep.
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That would be great. I agree

 

[milagros317]

Another rainy day here. It is getting depressing here with so much bad weather. 🙁

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[kurchatovium]

Another rainy day here. It is getting depressing here with so much bad weather. 🙁

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Sorry my friend. 🙁 I hope the weather gets nicer for you. We had two nice days here 🙂 and it turned cold and riany here as well. 🙁

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[milagros317]

Sorry my friend. 🙁 I hope the weather gets nicer for you. We had two nice days here 🙂 and it turned cold and riany here as well. 🙁

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I was out in the rain yesterday but with both a raincoat and an umbrella. 😀 😛

 

[kurchatovium]

I was out in the rain yesterday but with both a raincoat and an umbrella. 😀 😛

Always good to be prepared. 🙂

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