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Milton Road Library Smb1001, CC BY-SA 4.0 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 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Andrew Wiles image in white shirt: Klaus Barner, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Ken Ribet image: George M. Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commonsw
Tama Cemetery in Tokyo: Fuchu, CC BY-SA 4.0 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 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en via Wikimedia Commons
Princeton University lecture hall: PoliticsIsExciting, CC BY-SA 4.0 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 gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html via Wikimedia CommonsPrinceton
University lecture room (East Pyne): Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 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 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
How Andrew Wiles solved the problem that stumped mathematicians for 357 years. Try brilliant.org/Newsthink for FREE for 30 days, and get 20% off your annual premium subscription
Highly recommend Fermat's Enigma by Simon Singh: amazon.com/Fermats-Enigma-Greatest-Mathematical-Problem/dp/0385493622
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Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom
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Thank you to our Patrons, including:
John & Becki Johnston
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Sources:
Milton Road Library Smb1001, CC BY-SA 4.0 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 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Andrew Wiles image in white shirt: Klaus Barner, CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Ken Ribet image: George M. Bergman, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 via Wikimedia Commonsw
Tama Cemetery in Tokyo: Fuchu, CC BY-SA 4.0 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 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en via Wikimedia Commons
Princeton University lecture hall: PoliticsIsExciting, CC BY-SA 4.0 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 gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html via Wikimedia CommonsPrinceton
University lecture room (East Pyne): Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 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 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
