Hurray for Fermat and Wiles!: A Bibliographic Essay on the Modern Literature Pertaining to Arguably the World's Most Famous Unsolved (until May 1995) Mathematical Theorem.

In May 1995, the major mathematical journal Annals of Mathematics published two articles together proving Fermat's Last Theorem, a mathematical problem that has frustrated mathematicians for over 350 years. This article will cover the short modern bibliographic record leading to its solution....

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Main Author: Glenn Masuchika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2013-08-01
Series:Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/1583
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Summary:In May 1995, the major mathematical journal Annals of Mathematics published two articles together proving Fermat's Last Theorem, a mathematical problem that has frustrated mathematicians for over 350 years. This article will cover the short modern bibliographic record leading to its solution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:1092-1206