I really believed that I was on the right track, but that did not mean that I would necessarily reach my goal. Andrew Wiles believegoalnecessarily Change image and share on social
The greatest problem for mathematicians now is probably the Riemann Hypothesis. Andrew Wiles greathypothesismathematician Change image and share on social
I realized that anything to do with Fermat's Last Theorem generates too much interest. Andrew Wiles fermatgenerateinterest Change image and share on social
Perhaps the methods I needed to complete the proof would not be invented for a hundred years. So even if I was on the right track, I could be living in the wrong century. Andrew Wiles centurycompletehundred Change image and share on social
It could be that the methods needed to take the next step may simply be beyond present day mathematics. Perhaps the methods I needed to complete the proof would not be invented for a hundred years. Andrew Wiles completedayhundred Change image and share on social
However impenetrable it seems, if you don't try it, then you can never do it. Andrew Wiles impenetrable Change image and share on social
The definition of a good mathematical problem is the mathematics it generates rather than the problem itself. Andrew Wiles definitiongenerategood Change image and share on social
But the best problem I ever found, I found in my local public library. Andrew Wiles findlibrarylocal Change image and share on social
We've lost something that's been with us for so long, and something that drew a lot of us into mathematics. But perhaps that's always the way with math problems, and we just have to find new ones to capture our attention. Andrew Wiles attentioncapturedraw share on social
That particular odyssey is now over. My mind is now at rest. Andrew Wiles mindodysseyrest Change image and share on social
