The Core of Fermat’s Last Theorem Just Got Superpowered

In 1994, an earthquake of a proof shook up the mathematical world. The mathematician Andrew Wiles had finally settled Fermat’s Last Theorem, a central problem in number theory that had remained open for over three centuries. The proof didn’t just enthrall mathematicians — it made the front page of The New York Times. But to accomplish it, Wiles (with help from the mathematician Richard Taylor)…

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