The Man Who Solved the World’s Most Famous Math Problem

How Andrew Wiles solved the problem that stumped mathematicians for 357 years. Try https://brilliant.org/Newsthink/ for FREE for 30 days, and get 20% off your annual premium subscription Highly recommend Fermat's Enigma by Simon Singh: https://www.amazon.com/Fermats-Enigma-Greatest-Mathematical-Problem/dp/0385493622 Follow Newsthink on X https://x.com/Newsthink Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom https://x.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com Thank you to our Patrons, including: John & Becki Johnston Igli Laci Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Sources: Milton Road Library Smb1001, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Fermat’s home in Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Andrew Wiles image in white shirt: Klaus Barner, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Ken Ribet image: George M. Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commonsw Tama Cemetery in Tokyo: Fuchu, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Nick Katz image: Renate Schmid, Copyright is with MFO, CC BY-SA 2.0 DE https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en via Wikimedia Commons Princeton University lecture hall: PoliticsIsExciting, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Andrew Wiles at Isaac Newton Institute proving Fermat’s Theorem: Image purchased from Science Photo Library Richard Taylor image (edited by Newsthink): George Bergman, GFDL 1.2 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html via Wikimedia CommonsPrinceton University lecture room (East Pyne): Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Andrew Wiles in front of Pierre de Fermat statue: Klaus Barner, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons