Then when I reached college I realized that many people had thought about the problem during the 18th and 19th centuries and so I studied those methods. Andrew Wiles 18th19thcentury Change image and share on social
I grew up in Cambridge in England, and my love of mathematics dates from those early childhood days. Andrew Wiles cambridgechildhooddate Change image and share on social
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
I was so obsessed by this problem that I was thinking about it all the time - when I woke up in the morning, when I went to sleep at night - and that went on for eight years. Andrew Wiles morningnightobsess 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
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
I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream. Andrew Wiles adultchildhooddream 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