Fermat's last theorem

Timeline for Fermat's Last Theorem

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    Arithmetica by Diophantus of Alexandria

    Arithmetica by Diophantus of Alexandria
    "The page of Arithmetica which inspired Fermat to create the Last Theorem discussed various aspects of Pythagoras’ Theorem, which states that: In a right-angled triangle the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides" (Singh, n.d.).

  • Fermat's Last Theorem

    Fermat's Last Theorem
    "Fermat conjectured that there were no non-zero
    integer solutions for x and y and z when n
    was greater than 2" (Ratner, 2009(). Image adapted from Goodreads. (1998, September 08). Fermat's Last Theorem [Image}. Retrieved May 24, 2020, from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38412.Fermat_s_Enigma

  • Paul Wolfskehl and the Wolfskehl Prize

    Paul Wolfskehl and the Wolfskehl Prize
    Paul Wolfskehl worked on proving Fermat’s Last Theorem but he realized that he reached a dead end; however, he rewrote his will and bestowed 100,000 Marks to whoever succeeded in proving the theorem (Singh, n.d.). The Wolfskhel prize was then publicly announced in 1906.

  • Andrew Wiles Proves Fermat's Last Theorem

    Andrew Wiles Proves Fermat's Last Theorem
    "Andrew Wiles of Princeton University fi nally proved the
    350-year-old marginalized theorem, which
    appeared on the front page of the New York
    Times" (Ratner, 2009).

  • The Full Conjecture Was Proven

    Christophe Breuil, Brian Conrad, Fred
    Diamond and Richard Taylor proved the full conjecture by using
    many of the methods that were used in Andrew Wiles' 1995 published work (Ratner, 2009).