First for the unwashed masses who doesn't know what Fermat's Last Theorem is...
Fermat's Last Theorem (sometimes called Fermat's conjecture, especially in older texts) states that no threepositive integers a, b, and c can satisfy the equation an + bn = cn for any integer value of n greater than two. (from Wikipedia)
And here's the "solution" - Try it on your phone calculator!
Ok. So he doesn't... but it is pretty close.
The discussion about the use of Fermat's Last Theorem in science fiction and the math folks writing the Simpsons here.
via Radiolab (link)
Fermat's Last Theorem (sometimes called Fermat's conjecture, especially in older texts) states that no threepositive integers a, b, and c can satisfy the equation an + bn = cn for any integer value of n greater than two. (from Wikipedia)
And here's the "solution" - Try it on your phone calculator!
Ok. So he doesn't... but it is pretty close.The discussion about the use of Fermat's Last Theorem in science fiction and the math folks writing the Simpsons here.
via Radiolab (link)
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