That is so amazing, I've heard of him but never saw this clip. THAT problem in particular has 358 years of history and he derived the first proof of it in 1994 ! Of course I think he had inspiration from previous attempts, colleagues, relevant papers, etc.; which does NOT take away at all from his achievement. So cool, watching this honestly helps remind me the joy I feel in solving problems in physics research when I get bogged down in failures
I saw this on the TV when it was first shown. I was a child, not interested in maths but as a family we used to watch Horizon was it? I knew who he was as soon as I saw the thumbnail and even remembered the name "Fermat's last theorum". It was so moving to see his absolute joy.
@@ema5095 what real state of things? I'm just saying the theory of different intelligences was debunked a long time ago. I remember the first time I heard it was from my psychology teacher. Does that trigger you?
@@thewholething430 On an absolute pedestal, sure, but it's important to recognize people like Andrew Wiles and hold them in high regard. Every person has flaws, but we can all seek to improve ourselves by studying the lives of the greats who lay before us.
@@ibrahimtall6209 That's the question. Maybe he really got everything figured out and is still able to distinguish between work life and private life and is wise enough to phrase it that way in order to express that no matter what you achieve with your work life, you need private life achievements to feel complete.
@@sqlexp Shutup burger. Imagine being such a lardy lump of playdough that a relatively normal human is anorexic in your eyes. Go make your wife's fat roll's do that ocean wave machine thing
The agony experienced every other day of not knowing how to solve a problem, it is a self sacrifice. By the time a brief moment of success appears, with no one looking, is there a man left standing? Like being handed a pinch of bread after weeks starvation.
I have found out that the less I control myself, for example based on external expectations, and the less I fear of revealing who I truly am to myself and others, the more I am connected to the whole that is me and what it needs/wants, and by following this path you'll get passion and excitement (for example procrastination for me is simply that you don't want to do something). I'm hesistant to advocate any philosophy as truth, because people, me included, are often misguided, but since you asked, this is how I feel at the moment@@yetanotherrandomyoutubecha4382
Much needed context. I will try my hardest to simplify this: This story is about how one dude, Andrew Wiles (and a friend) managed to solve a proof "Fermat's Last Theorem" for x^n + y^n = z^n ; n>2 where no matter what you put in for n, the answer will NEVER EVER be whole numbers. THIS is his explanation of how he felt after he (and a friend) managed to solve this proof to PROVE that indeed any number greater than 2 for n will NEVER be a whole number. Andrew Wiles was working on a separate proof ("Taniyama-Shemura Conjecture") where through math stuff, if you prove this proof, you'll get the Fermat's Last Theorem proven as a freebee. It took Andrew 7 years working on this alone, until one day he figured it out, and published it for peer review. Thing is, Andrew made one small mistake, and was embarrassed as a result. So for another year after (now working with his friend), he managed to suddenly FIX the mistake he made, and also proving Taniyama-Shemura Conjecture! Thus through its mathematical relationship, he also proved that, indeed, Fermat's Last Theorem IS correct, and there is NO number you could put in n that'll give whole numbers as answers when n>2. With that being said: I think it's awe-inspiring what Andrew Wiles did. When you're working damn hard on something, slaving away, and it just beats you down for you to come and beat it...only for it to throw one final haymaker and knock you out...only for you to beat the count and stand up to dominate it. To me: This (romantically) taps in to something about humanity which I believe is utterly inspiring and beautiful. That we, all of us, just won't give up and despite the odds, still win. Andrew Wiles did it. He succeeded....and in a selfish way...we ALL succeed.
@@chickey333 The only thing I can possibly think of is if you're searching for prime number answers, there's no point in using equations that have an exponent greater than 2? Maybe that? I'm not sure.
The fact that he’s grateful for doing something great, realizing the magnitude of it, and being glad he experienced that in one’s only chance on this planet. That’s something wonderful.
I did a presentation on this for my senior undergrad project. He proved there are no integer solutions n to the equation x^n + y^n = z^n for n >= 3, which had been unproven for over 300 years. The theory is called Fermat’s last theorem, and the man who proved it is Andrew Wiles. He proved it using what seemed to be an unrelated area of mathematics (properties of elliptic curves). The proof is over 100 pages long and I have spent hours if not days staring at it and most of it still goes over my head. The man is a genius. What amazes me so much about Fermat’s Last Theorem is that for n = 1 and 2, it is known and understood by most that an infinite set of solutions x,y,z exists (we all learned the Pythagorean theorem in middle school), but as soon as n is greater than 2, solutions cease. Crazy stuff… this is considered to be one of the if not the most famous proof in mathematics history.
I mean, I was with you until you said you have spent 'hours if not days' with the proof. Unless you are a mathematician with a specialty in that particular tiny field, a proof like this will take you months to understand as a graduate student, if you can understand it at all.
This man solved, with indescribable geniality, a process that was long thought to have no proof. Which is Fermat's Last Theorem. So many mathematicians who previously worked on it discouraged this man's work, but he was unshaken by this. It is hard to see a MATHEMATICIAN, of all people, getting emotional as he remembers it. The paper he published had errors that were challenged upon, but nevertheless he changed it and the answer still lied in Truth. Like Fermat or Gauss, he became one of the greatest mathematicians to have ever lived. And he still works to this day.
The comparison with fermat and gauss is a little bit too much. Especially with Gauss we are talking about a man that had the basics for non euclidean geometry in his drawer but found it not worth publishing and lets not start talking about what he all did
@@smokingsnowman7838 everyone pales in comparison to Euler who wrote half of all equations that exist (metaphorically of course, but his contribution is on that level). He even contributed similarly in other fields.
As much as I admire Andrew Wiles (my interest is in the same topic he primarily used to solve Fermat's Last Theorem), comparing him with Johann Carl Friedrich Gauß is overrating him. Gauß is like the ultimate mathematician who has one of the best mathematical tuition, rigour, proficiency etc. Edit : Gauß settled a 2000 years old question and that's not even his best work!!
for the next 600 years, algebraic topologists would struggle to find the solution to the tangle of papers and notes. one day, a genius mathematician by the name of Windrew Ailes had an incredible breakthrough and proved that the mess was indeed physically possible in 3D space.
Not just technology, friend, but sheer thinking. Free thinking. The desire to understand and grow and develop and to be in love with education ... to know that knowledge fueled by love and passion ... it's us being closer to the divine and in tune to the natural. Fantastic.
Not everyone likes to go monke mate , also old people also used tech , as mundane as a pulley to drough out water from a well without getting inside@@guenthersteiner3311
This is from a BBC documentary, and I can tell you as a former BBC employee this piece is highly thought of within the Corporation, in terms of the story itself, and the film’s format/execution. It’s a beautiful and moving film, from Horizon circa 1995, initially tx’d on BBC2 I believe. It’s marvelous.
Back when the BBC and the UK were authentically English. We’re gonna be looking at this in 60 years wondering how they let that great country destroy itself.
Genuine geniuses understand that genius is a spectrum and not binary, and that everyone on that spectrum is unlikely to behave the same - for every genius that speaks concisely and deliberately there's likely to be another that speaks quickly and passionately.
I wish folks in the world would wait and give me a moment to think like this, during my pauses, before I speak. It is difficult when others jump in during my sentence lol
He solved one of the worlds if not the worlds number one most unsolved math theorem. It had been unsolved for hundreds of years and many incredibly mathematicians tried to solve it for hundreds of years unsuccessfully.
I feel like this is the ultimate form of masculinity that all men should strive for, not ruthless, weak, greedy, and insecure man that people like Tate promote, but rather a man who has an unbeatable spirit, works for his passions and for the good of the world, and at the same time is gentle and kind with others, a man who is not pretentious and insecure in who he is but rather completely comfortable with himself.
Absolutely true! The sad thing is, even the good men try to become the Tate wannabes because they think otherwise they won't succeed but this is the exact type of man I want. He is so wonderfully intelligent and determined and he seems like a very kind person too. I wish there were more like him. It is so admirable.
Lmao. “This is the kind of guy I like” what a lie. You say that now in the TH-cam comments where you want to act like an angel. Then when you actually have this kind of guy talk to you you’re disgusted by his honesty and openness. Then some liar comes along and you’re all over him, because that’s what you want. To be lied to. So you can have an excuse to fulfill your own desires.
@@natekinch The projection is crazy lol. First of all, no one said "This is the kind of guy I like." Secondly, the person you're making all of these assumptions about is a literal stranger to you, yet you talk about them like they just threw a drink in your face. Get off of Tinder dude, it's clearly funneling you through an unhealthy pipeline.
I almost teared up when Wiles described his solving of the proof. When the "LIGHT" goes off in our heads, and we arrive at an answer or solution, we sometimes forget to acknowledge them properly. So glad he was captured on film for the world to see him recount his moment of success.
@@annulrsolformrkelse4023 Thanks ! That's good to hear, and nice to meet a fellow piano lover out here. I'm interested in lots of things, in fact I studied maths in a previous life. But having completed this I went into software programming and have never used any maths since. It remains a special interest though.
To be honest, this is how I felt when I got my high school diploma this year at age 41. Brilliantly said! I know my feat is not as impressive; i do feel content. I received a 1000.00 scholarship from it. Thank you for uploading this. It meant the world to me.
I love how humble he appears. The passion he exhibits reminds me of my relationship with my art. I was once an artist. Very rare indeed to realize your dreams. This was quite beautiful, thank you.
"I just stared in disbelief for 20 minutes" been there, with my mouth wide open at how surprising and amazing something had been, love hearing about this.
He's still awestruck and overwhelmed when talking about his breakthrough. It's beautiful. A deep passion for a thing being met with a deep satisfaction, and even still a bit of apprehension as if it might suddenly be spirited away. This man accomplished his dream. We should all be so lucky.
As a learner of English I managed to understand everything this guy told. Although it wasn't hard for me now, it took many years and a lot of effort to achieve my current level. So I feel a bit like this renowned mathematician.
Only for little Timmy to say to his 3rd grade teacher: "math sucks, we won't need this to buy groceries" As if buying groceries would be the most intellectual thing he'd be doing.
@@rasnaufI'm a student, and I care about this. Professors do as well. Institutions are made up of people. Academic institutions aren’t like how they’re shown on TV and politicized. STEM fields are fascinating and have lots of support. They’re what pushes the human race further and further.
Whatever he feels reminds me of Nikola Tesla’s quote about how the thrill of seeing your creation unfold to success makes you forget everything even love. Just pure joy and I envy him for ever feeling it.
I've heard of Andrew Wiles before but never heard him describe the feeling of his own epiphany. What an incredible moment and what an incredible achievement
Look at him while he talks about the revelation. He just sits there, unable to say anything, about to cry. And I have the immense feeling that he is about to cry of the beauty he has revealed, not because he has what would standartly described as "success". What a beautiful soul he must be.
I will probably never experience this myself, but he tells his story with so much gratitude and vulnerability that it's vicariously satisfying. It also makes me love human nature more.
"Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind" Aristoteles
Why is the office of every mathematician looking the same way all over the world. Stuffed to the ceiling with haphazardly stacks of paper. The office of my statistic prof in university was just the same. I was afraid of getting killed by one of this stacks falling over and causing an avalanche every time i had to go to his office. And it was his whole life. You could come into his office from 7 in the morning to 10 in the evening every day if you needed some help. Pure dedication for his job.
What *Andrew Wiles* did was that he proved the modularity theorem for semistable elliptic curves, which was already known to be enough to imply Fermat's Last Theorem. That is, like *Isaac Newton* famously said: "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."
Worth noting that elliptic curves power modern encryption, so the math this guy worked with wasn't just abstract theorems, but is actually embedded in virtually every software-running device in the world, also cryptocurrency
Not a single ounce of bravado or conceit, just pure humility. This is one of the smartest people in the world and he calls it a privilege to work on the problem. Very inspiring. Jist goes to show that no matter how smart you are...or think you are...youre going to face challenges. So if youre working on something difficult and you start to lose hope or start to doubt yourself, just look to Andrew Wiles for inspiration. Keep chipping away at that problem or goal. It may take you years...but eventually...you will succeed!
Because it was a privilege. So many incredibly smart people are forced to work in the coal mines in Congo or in sweat shops in Bangladesh. More fortunate smart people find themselves stuck at desk jobs far under their intellectual capacity for various reasons. Only the truly privileged get to spend 7 years of their adult life chasing their childhood dream. Andrew Wiles is one of them, and he recognizes that privilege!
Never expected this to be such an emotional re-telling of events; it's almost as though he was holding tears back while describing the moment of realization...
i’ve been depressed and experiencing crippling anhedonia for the past couple of years. this video reminded me of the radiant, unfiltered, invigorating feeling of passion, something that gives you meaning in life. it reminded me deep down, my function is human. the brain is an extraordinary oddity. i think i’ll do something i love today. everything else aside, this man is a wonderful display of dedication to his craft and unwavering resilience! major props to him!!!
The solution had only occurred to him. No one else had ever thought of it before. Ever. It was unique in all the world and only he knew about it. Not one other single person in the whole world had conceived of his solution. What a feeling.
HA!! I'm not sure it's the same book but I bought one also called Fermat's Last Theorem and it made zero sense to me but damn it looked like a lot of work to get there.
I read that book when I was in highschool, It inspired me to study physics, however, I was not the genius I thought I was, nonetheless, it is such a rewarding career.
I have dyscalculia so I can’t even do eighth grade math but I am still very proud of you professor math man. 👏 thank you for sharing your triumph with us. And thank you algorithm for bringing us all here with no context whatsoever.
I find it uplifting to see a man give so much to his work and get the return he so desired. Great little insight into a level of thinking way beyond my own.
Its like an athlete winning gold in an Olympic event. I truly feel happy for him. Such a humble person acknowledging his privileges' though he worked hard to succeed
What an endurance and patience this man has to solve such a great problem. I also recommend the book by Simon Singh on the fermats last theorem, for a more deep view into his life and of the problem history
Idk why and how this was suggested to me. But I'm an ungrad student and have a really really important exam on 30th January. And i was exactly struggling in maths so much. I am thinking to re learn everything and try to score as much as I can. This man is really an inspiration for me. No matter how hard it might get. I wanna do it because I love maths, i love every bit of it even if its hard. I just need to start again. I hope I'll be able to make it to a better engineering branch.
1:46 The guy is crazy: right after he worked for years in secret and discovered a solution to a 300 years problem, the first thing he does is "a walk outside", risking to be run over by a car or stumble and hit his head. Imagine, he could have fallen from the chair while being in disbelief for those 20 minutes, and die. I mean, the guts.
He probably went for a walk in University Parks, just behind the then Oxford Mathematics Institute. You just have to cross one road, with low traffic, that's it.
Reading the explanations in the comments makes me wish I had a mathematicians brain because I have no clue why all this man’s hard work that he must have spent years on even remotely matters. I assume some of you understand why it matters, but there very well may be no amount of explanation that will ever make me understand the point of this. But I love his pride in…. whatever it is he accomplished. May you all feel that sense of pride in something you are passionate about.
Explorers find new places no person has ever seen before, despite the fact that the place has always existed. This is the same thing, except that new place has always existed in the human mind.
So I felt the same way so I did a little independent research and this is what I more or less understand: He proved some century old theorem which doesn't have a ton of practical uses or applications, but the way in which he proved/solved/did it created new tools for mathematicians to use in other fields like coding and cryptography and stuff. Im not sure about all this is 100% cuz i didnt really understand it a ton either, but thats my takeaway.
This is Andrew Wiles! He solved Fermat’s Last Theorem! It’s kind of like the Pythagorean Theorem in that the square of the two sides is equal to the square of the hypotenuse so a^2 + b^2 = c^2. Fermat’s Last Theorem posits that if you try to use powers higher than 2, there are no whole numbers that you can use as a, b, and c, that could make the equation true. But nobody could find a proof for this. Andrew Wiles found a proof for it in 1994, after 300 years of the Theorem being left unsolved. I absolutely would love to talk to him about exactly how he solved it and hear it in his own words. What he did was so groundbreaking and showed the true extent of human ingenuity and dedication. Nobody thought this problem had a proof and it took 300 years for it to come to light. I was emotional watching this video because I could clearly feel how much it meant to him because you don’t usually see mathematicians being this emotional or talkative unless they’re a teacher 🥺 You don’t have to be a mathematician to understand his joy; I was always good at math, but I really hated it and much preferred art since it was something I loved and was drawn to. Mathematics to me always felt so robotic and devoid of emotion and expression. It also didn’t help that the person who traumatized me was a math teacher. It’s things like this that made me continue with math and led me to start liking it. I felt like I could solve problems for myself and not for others, and it’s not as depressing as I once thought. I started my course and I realised that I actually like to solve math problems, it’s fun. I have a whiteboard in my room now and I just write equations to solve for fun 😊 it’s not about having a mathematical brain, it’s about staying curious and dedicated and always open to new ideas. That will help you better absorb abstract ideas and work through math problems; most of it is strategy
What a beautiful sight to see. A man recounting the achievement of a lifes dream. He worked so hard and for so long. Incredible accomplishment and he feels this deep profound joy. Its wonderful, simply wonderful.
He is Andrew Wiles,the mathematician. He is 70 now. He proved Fermat's Last Theorem.
Thank you!
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There is nothing in the title, description, or video that says who this is or what exactly he did.
Thanks!
That is so amazing, I've heard of him but never saw this clip. THAT problem in particular has 358 years of history and he derived the first proof of it in 1994 ! Of course I think he had inspiration from previous attempts, colleagues, relevant papers, etc.; which does NOT take away at all from his achievement. So cool, watching this honestly helps remind me the joy I feel in solving problems in physics research when I get bogged down in failures
I saw this on the TV when it was first shown. I was a child, not interested in maths but as a family we used to watch Horizon was it? I knew who he was as soon as I saw the thumbnail and even remembered the name "Fermat's last theorum". It was so moving to see his absolute joy.
No margin was too small for him!
Intellectually, I didn't understand a thing. Emotionally, I understood everything. Bravo.
Beautiful Comment
There's different types of intelligence, and emotional is definitely one of them!
@@Mrfallouthero That theory was debunked long ago
@@bypyros1933so tell us, what is the real state of things?
@@ema5095 what real state of things? I'm just saying the theory of different intelligences was debunked a long time ago. I remember the first time I heard it was from my psychology teacher.
Does that trigger you?
me after doing the first assignment of calculus 1:
110 likes and no comments let me fix that.
real
What are the minimum and the maximum number of likes in between comments of a channel with N subscribers and R viewers
this might be the funniest comment I've ever seen on yt
@@threeternal247then you haven't seen yt enough
People like this are real celebrities.
@@thewholething430 agree, those who seek, will find the right people anyway.
I hope I can feel this kind of fullfillment one day
@@thewholething430 On an absolute pedestal, sure, but it's important to recognize people like Andrew Wiles and hold them in high regard. Every person has flaws, but we can all seek to improve ourselves by studying the lives of the greats who lay before us.
Completely agree!
what is your definition of celebrity?
The most important moment of my “working life”. A good man who knows what’s important in life.
I hope we are interpreting that equally.
true
What? Why are people here taking it out of context ?
In a wrong way
U misunderstand. Ones work is their life at this level
@@ibrahimtall6209 That's the question. Maybe he really got everything figured out and is still able to distinguish between work life and private life and is wise enough to phrase it that way in order to express that no matter what you achieve with your work life, you need private life achievements to feel complete.
Idk who the hell this dude is but I’m so proud of him
probably Andrew Weils, search Fermat Last Theorem
@@salim444it is Andrew Wiles
Way to go brother, that's the spirit! For real
Poor thing. I hope he got help for his anorexia.
@@sqlexp Shutup burger. Imagine being such a lardy lump of playdough that a relatively normal human is anorexic in your eyes. Go make your wife's fat roll's do that ocean wave machine thing
The emotion he conveys when describing his epiphany is breathtaking.
Dude should be enjoying life, but he is busy solving world hunger😂
Yea they are trash
he IS enjoying life, are you blind? look at the joy he openly presents.@@MillionaireSmanga
@@MillionaireSmanga
He _was_ enjoying his life, wasn't he? And he is, as far as I can tell.
The agony experienced every other day of not knowing how to solve a problem, it is a self sacrifice. By the time a brief moment of success appears, with no one looking, is there a man left standing? Like being handed a pinch of bread after weeks starvation.
I can only dream of having this kind of love for something, a passion. That is what makes life truly enjoyable and the struggle a pleasure.
Passion can be found underneath fear and control, I believe.
@@kedonsiemenbeautifully said
@@kedonsiemen I don't even know what that's supposed to mean
And it's what protects your virginity.
I have found out that the less I control myself, for example based on external expectations, and the less I fear of revealing who I truly am to myself and others, the more I am connected to the whole that is me and what it needs/wants, and by following this path you'll get passion and excitement (for example procrastination for me is simply that you don't want to do something). I'm hesistant to advocate any philosophy as truth, because people, me included, are often misguided, but since you asked, this is how I feel at the moment@@yetanotherrandomyoutubecha4382
Much needed context. I will try my hardest to simplify this:
This story is about how one dude, Andrew Wiles (and a friend) managed to solve a proof "Fermat's Last Theorem" for x^n + y^n = z^n ; n>2 where no matter what you put in for n, the answer will NEVER EVER be whole numbers. THIS is his explanation of how he felt after he (and a friend) managed to solve this proof to PROVE that indeed any number greater than 2 for n will NEVER be a whole number.
Andrew Wiles was working on a separate proof ("Taniyama-Shemura Conjecture") where through math stuff, if you prove this proof, you'll get the Fermat's Last Theorem proven as a freebee. It took Andrew 7 years working on this alone, until one day he figured it out, and published it for peer review. Thing is, Andrew made one small mistake, and was embarrassed as a result.
So for another year after (now working with his friend), he managed to suddenly FIX the mistake he made, and also proving Taniyama-Shemura Conjecture! Thus through its mathematical relationship, he also proved that, indeed, Fermat's Last Theorem IS correct, and there is NO number you could put in n that'll give whole numbers as answers when n>2.
With that being said: I think it's awe-inspiring what Andrew Wiles did. When you're working damn hard on something, slaving away, and it just beats you down for you to come and beat it...only for it to throw one final haymaker and knock you out...only for you to beat the count and stand up to dominate it.
To me: This (romantically) taps in to something about humanity which I believe is utterly inspiring and beautiful. That we, all of us, just won't give up and despite the odds, still win. Andrew Wiles did it. He succeeded....and in a selfish way...we ALL succeed.
Thank you for being the one person who actually mentioned his name
So where does one take this amazing long labored proof of discovery to it's next logical step if there is any?
Wonderful … thank you.
@@chickey333 The only thing I can possibly think of is if you're searching for prime number answers, there's no point in using equations that have an exponent greater than 2? Maybe that? I'm not sure.
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Thank You... Math was never my strong suit.
This man motivated me to retry my failed maths GCSE’s. I still failed again, but thanks for the motivation dude
😂😂😂😂
He motivated you to the negative. That's how complex numbers were discovered.
Thanks for making me laugh
That's rough buddy. Third time's the charm?
You will make it man! Strength to you 💪
Fighting
You will do it ✨
The fact that he’s grateful for doing something great, realizing the magnitude of it, and being glad he experienced that in one’s only chance on this planet. That’s something wonderful.
❤
Lil bro thinks he is him get a life
great minds realise how small they actually are compared to the true great powers of the universe
Then the internet took off and everyone became smooth brains 😂
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Lmao😂
What makes me smile is how this was filmed in multiple locations, but he keeps the same level of joy when talking about this.
Great observation
Hmmmm, seems cringe 🤔
Where are your 9 years of work, rather than your probable 9 second attention span@@Loquacious_Jackson
@@Loquacious_Jacksonok jefferson
@@Loquacious_Jackson maybe you just couldn't imagine yourself with such a mindset, it makes you uncomfortable.
Me when after countless attempts to pull the door, I finally realize there is a sign that says "push"
🤣🤣🤣🤣
This will be the most relatable comment for most.
2:52
Which is what he tried at first, but it was a little sticky.
It actually goes both ways.
I did a presentation on this for my senior undergrad project. He proved there are no integer solutions n to the equation x^n + y^n = z^n for n >= 3, which had been unproven for over 300 years. The theory is called Fermat’s last theorem, and the man who proved it is Andrew Wiles. He proved it using what seemed to be an unrelated area of mathematics (properties of elliptic curves). The proof is over 100 pages long and I have spent hours if not days staring at it and most of it still goes over my head. The man is a genius. What amazes me so much about Fermat’s Last Theorem is that for n = 1 and 2, it is known and understood by most that an infinite set of solutions x,y,z exists (we all learned the Pythagorean theorem in middle school), but as soon as n is greater than 2, solutions cease. Crazy stuff… this is considered to be one of the if not the most famous proof in mathematics history.
Great description
వివరణకు కృతజ్ఞతలు 🙏
You lost me at integer
Wish I understood
I mean, I was with you until you said you have spent 'hours if not days' with the proof. Unless you are a mathematician with a specialty in that particular tiny field, a proof like this will take you months to understand as a graduate student, if you can understand it at all.
"Out of the ashes". Beautiful. How can you not be romantic about mathematics?
Because it's remarkably dull.
@@nope24601Damn. I'm glad i'm not you
@@nope24601 You are dull and math is remarkable
You wouldn't have your smartphone if not for maths@@nope24601
I hate doing math, but I can see how magical it must feel to people like him!
This man solved, with indescribable geniality, a process that was long thought to have no proof. Which is Fermat's Last Theorem.
So many mathematicians who previously worked on it discouraged this man's work, but he was unshaken by this. It is hard to see a MATHEMATICIAN, of all people, getting emotional as he remembers it. The paper he published had errors that were challenged upon, but nevertheless he changed it and the answer still lied in Truth.
Like Fermat or Gauss, he became one of the greatest mathematicians to have ever lived. And he still works to this day.
I think you mean 'genius'
'geniality' means friendliness
The comparison with fermat and gauss is a little bit too much. Especially with Gauss we are talking about a man that had the basics for non euclidean geometry in his drawer but found it not worth publishing and lets not start talking about what he all did
Are you from a Slavic country?
@@smokingsnowman7838 everyone pales in comparison to Euler who wrote half of all equations that exist (metaphorically of course, but his contribution is on that level). He even contributed similarly in other fields.
As much as I admire Andrew Wiles (my interest is in the same topic he primarily used to solve Fermat's Last Theorem), comparing him with Johann Carl Friedrich Gauß is overrating him. Gauß is like the ultimate mathematician who has one of the best mathematical tuition, rigour, proficiency etc.
Edit : Gauß settled a 2000 years old question and that's not even his best work!!
I love this man's desk organization. Truly awesome achievement (solving Fermat's Theorem... Not the desk).
I think organising his desk will be a harder problem to solve than Fermats Last Theorem 😊
I think this is pretty typical of the desk of a math professor
My dad was a math wizard. His mind lived in a realm beyond the mundane too. Understandable.
for the next 600 years, algebraic topologists would struggle to find the solution to the tangle of papers and notes. one day, a genius mathematician by the name of Windrew Ailes had an incredible breakthrough and proved that the mess was indeed physically possible in 3D space.
The desk was what made me watch the video
I’m so glad people like him exist. Without people like him, technology would not exist
OMG where would we be without technology? I think we would survive like we always have.
Technology is going too far. In the next 100 years it will completely destroy human creativity.
Not just technology, friend, but sheer thinking. Free thinking. The desire to understand and grow and develop and to be in love with education ... to know that knowledge fueled by love and passion ... it's us being closer to the divine and in tune to the natural. Fantastic.
Not everyone likes to go monke mate , also old people also used tech , as mundane as a pulley to drough out water from a well without getting inside@@guenthersteiner3311
@@guenthersteiner3311 says you commenting from you phone 😂😂😂
This is from a BBC documentary, and I can tell you as a former BBC employee this piece is highly thought of within the Corporation, in terms of the story itself, and the film’s format/execution. It’s a beautiful and moving film, from Horizon circa 1995, initially tx’d on BBC2 I believe. It’s marvelous.
Back when the BBC and the UK were authentically English. We’re gonna be looking at this in 60 years wondering how they let that great country destroy itself.
@Jadty The UK was authentically English? The Northern Irish, Welsh and Scots may have something to say about that.
@@Jadty shut up man
@@blahdelablah Not for much longer though 😅
@@Jadty Lol
I notice that genuine geniuses speak very slowly, concisely and deliberately 👍
Genuine geniuses understand that genius is a spectrum and not binary, and that everyone on that spectrum is unlikely to behave the same - for every genius that speaks concisely and deliberately there's likely to be another that speaks quickly and passionately.
I wish folks in the world would wait and give me a moment to think like this, during my pauses, before I speak. It is difficult when others jump in during my sentence lol
Jim Morrison
@@HashimAziz1yeah no, just because intelligence is a spectrum doesnt mean statistical trends dont exist within it.
@@cc1drt No it doesn't, but in the absence of research saying otherwise it's very unlikely and the distribution can be assumed to be random
When this music starts playing, you know a breakthrough will be coming on the problem you are working on.
Thanks... That explain why I never have breakthrough on my problem I work on.
@@cscs9192Because you had never listened to this song before?
@@cscs9192 The secret lies in turning on music in the background xD
You should play Bach always when working on anything of importance.
Listening to Bach is a full-time job. I would not put that in the background.@@johncruser9853
Absolutely gigachad genius legendary mathematician.
at 3:16 it looks like he couldve been bodily gigachad too lol, would be a shame if those genes were replaced or dirtied by ape genes...
please never refer to a number theorist as a ''gigachad'' ever again
@@holliswilliams8426 oh you're so elitist
@@holliswilliams8426 but it's true. wiles is HIM
@@holliswilliams8426 I think it's Gen Z speak for legend, so apt here (and rather amusing).
I liked that he said it was the most important moment of my WORKING life. Separating working life from your life are so important.
He’s married and he’s not stupid
He just said that so his wife wouldn't bitch at him.
@@knowthycellwas about to say, the wife was in the room
he is not separating. It what you want to see. Work is all his life
Oh stop, you really think this guy wasn't thinking about math outside of literal work hours? lmao
If you explain something with this much enthusiasm and passion be it anything.. everyone who listens feels something that makes them respect you
idk wtf this guy talking about but I am happy for him. good for you bro 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
He solved one of the worlds if not the worlds number one most unsolved math theorem. It had been unsolved for hundreds of years and many incredibly mathematicians tried to solve it for hundreds of years unsuccessfully.
Andrew Wiles. What a great mathematician and a towering achievement.
i am not sure if i would hire him, someone who takes 7 years to solve a problem is usually a politician.
@@jackcarpenters3759 Are you being sarcastic?
@@jackcarpenters3759It was a centuries old problem
@@jackcarpenters3759 who tf are you to hire a mathematician!?
towering achievement, such a good word
"I loved every minute of it, however hard it had been" - this is what it is all about, it took me almost 23 years to realize it.
What do you mean it took you 23 years?
The secret and meaning of life
The magic you're seeking is in the work you're avoiding
@@TobyLerone76’The magic you are seeking is in the work you are avoiding’. Profound, at 66, I wish I had been told this when young!
@@RandomPerson28337so it is, without challenge, life can be mundane!
Don't get discouraged. Sometimes it takes a long time to achieve your goals
Indeed,my friend...indeed....
😂😂 sometimes 300 years 😢
Incredibly insightful comment, I’ve never encountered such a profound pearl of wisdom before.
It takes hundreds of years for someone with my brain to achieve what I'm trying to achieve.
I feel like this is the ultimate form of masculinity that all men should strive for, not ruthless, weak, greedy, and insecure man that people like Tate promote, but rather a man who has an unbeatable spirit, works for his passions and for the good of the world, and at the same time is gentle and kind with others, a man who is not pretentious and insecure in who he is but rather completely comfortable with himself.
Absolutely true! The sad thing is, even the good men try to become the Tate wannabes because they think otherwise they won't succeed but this is the exact type of man I want. He is so wonderfully intelligent and determined and he seems like a very kind person too. I wish there were more like him. It is so admirable.
Lmao. “This is the kind of guy I like” what a lie. You say that now in the TH-cam comments where you want to act like an angel. Then when you actually have this kind of guy talk to you you’re disgusted by his honesty and openness. Then some liar comes along and you’re all over him, because that’s what you want. To be lied to. So you can have an excuse to fulfill your own desires.
@@natekinch The projection is crazy lol. First of all, no one said "This is the kind of guy I like." Secondly, the person you're making all of these assumptions about is a literal stranger to you, yet you talk about them like they just threw a drink in your face. Get off of Tinder dude, it's clearly funneling you through an unhealthy pipeline.
@afterall6418 So true. Andrew Wiles left the world a better place than when he entered it. Impossible to say the same about Andrew Tate.
@@TheExarion💯💯
The 'nearest available surface' method of filing is a sure sign of genius.
"I liked it. I was good at it. I was...alive"
Elliott's Revenge.
changed my life fr
Breaking Math.
@@EternalShadow1667Sir your humour is so simple and so elegant that i just laughed in disbelief for twenty minutes.
Probably the feeling I will never know.
I almost teared up when Wiles described his solving of the proof. When the "LIGHT" goes off in our heads, and we arrive at an answer or solution, we sometimes forget to acknowledge them properly. So glad he was captured on film for the world to see him recount his moment of success.
how did you get a rainbow goat emoji at the end of your comment?
Bro what is that emoji? 😭😂
Why’s there a blue dragon at the end
This is an AI comment
A brilliant mind as well as a nice and humble person. I love how he is visibly moved when recalling the moment supreme. Great video, thanks.
Surprising to see you here instead of piano music. I've always enjoyed your recordings!
Are you also interested in mathematics?
@@annulrsolformrkelse4023 Thanks ! That's good to hear, and nice to meet a fellow piano lover out here. I'm interested in lots of things, in fact I studied maths in a previous life. But having completed this I went into software programming and have never used any maths since. It remains a special interest though.
I wish i had this type of people in my life, so passionate and loving of their craft
You know what you want. They’re out there. Go get’em. You’ll find them. And… maybe you’ll love every minute of your quest. ❤
Like attracts like. Work passionately on what you love and you'll find others who think and behave similarly
This is exactly how Terence Howard expected Neil tyson degrasse to react to 1x1=2
lol
God my favorite part of this is how unabashedly true this is. Bro im wheezing
extremely underrated comment
This is a brilliant comment btw!
To be honest, this is how I felt when I got my high school diploma this year at age 41. Brilliantly said! I know my feat is not as impressive; i do feel content. I received a 1000.00 scholarship from it. Thank you for uploading this. It meant the world to me.
Better late than never. 🤷
Congratulations!
Have any plans on getting a PhD ?
@@oioisweetheart3500 On course.
Warmest congratulations, so well done✨️👏✨️
I love how humble he appears. The passion he exhibits reminds me of my relationship with my art. I was once an artist. Very rare indeed to realize your dreams. This was quite beautiful, thank you.
I love that about him too. It’s like he’s trying to contain his happiness or perhaps, he can’t quite put it into words.
So many intelligent people are incredibly humble and peaceful. The must not make up for lack of intelligence with being obnoxious and loud.
Why'd you stop?
An artist is always an artist. Cheers
That’s what I was also thinking
"I just stared in disbelief for 20 minutes" been there, with my mouth wide open at how surprising and amazing something had been, love hearing about this.
What was it you had been staring at?
@@10draperfulporn
@@10draperfulLol
your mother had the same reaction
Chasing his dream. Beautiful wife to boot. He's living the life.
Indeed😮
He's still awestruck and overwhelmed when talking about his breakthrough. It's beautiful. A deep passion for a thing being met with a deep satisfaction, and even still a bit of apprehension as if it might suddenly be spirited away. This man accomplished his dream. We should all be so lucky.
As a learner of English I managed to understand everything this guy told. Although it wasn't hard for me now, it took many years and a lot of effort to achieve my current level. So I feel a bit like this renowned mathematician.
congrats. learning a language aint easy
Ah the spelling! The hardest part ...
That's awesome!
As someone who currently studies Korean, I can relate 😂
Congratulations! English is a really hard language to learn and any milestone on a language-learning journey is worth celebrating 🎉
This is why we teach. This is why we study. This is why we never stop.
Only for little Timmy to say to his 3rd grade teacher: "math sucks, we won't need this to buy groceries"
As if buying groceries would be the most intellectual thing he'd be doing.
@professorx3060 Bruh, fronting an imaginary 3rd grader for something years of political ignorance brought us.
@@zvnpek_ Little Timmy is responsible for it all
Careful. Don't let your passion be exploited by an uncaring institution.
@@rasnaufI'm a student, and I care about this. Professors do as well. Institutions are made up of people. Academic institutions aren’t like how they’re shown on TV and politicized. STEM fields are fascinating and have lots of support. They’re what pushes the human race further and further.
Whatever he feels reminds me of Nikola Tesla’s quote about how the thrill of seeing your creation unfold to success makes you forget everything even love. Just pure joy and I envy him for ever feeling it.
This is what pursuing your passion looks like! Happy for him
I've heard of Andrew Wiles before but never heard him describe the feeling of his own epiphany. What an incredible moment and what an incredible achievement
I wish , that sometime somewhere in my life I can feel something like this, too.
Incredible. So happy for him
Look at him while he talks about the revelation. He just sits there, unable to say anything, about to cry. And I have the immense feeling that he is about to cry of the beauty he has revealed, not because he has what would standartly described as "success". What a beautiful soul he must be.
"Man only gets, what he works for." May this man be guided. He seems like a simple, good man.
A great thing about TH-cam is that something like this was offered for me to watch. Gotta love genuine people.
This is what I want in life, a passion project, something that always drags me back in, the constant pursuit of something greater. Beautiful.
try art or programming
When he stopped speaking and remembered the moment he finally cracked it. I felt it ❤
I will probably never experience this myself, but he tells his story with so much gratitude and vulnerability that it's vicariously satisfying. It also makes me love human nature more.
"Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind"
Aristoteles
What a handsome and smart man, I respect his determination to get done the percieviably impossible.
this is so pure. its proof that we should continue doing what we we're doing even if it seems impossible
He’s almost brought to tears by the beauty of the mathematics. So incredible to see. Probably one of the happiest lives in history.
Why is the office of every mathematician looking the same way all over the world. Stuffed to the ceiling with haphazardly stacks of paper. The office of my statistic prof in university was just the same. I was afraid of getting killed by one of this stacks falling over and causing an avalanche every time i had to go to his office. And it was his whole life. You could come into his office from 7 in the morning to 10 in the evening every day if you needed some help. Pure dedication for his job.
The joy he radiates while doing what he loves is absolutely infectious.
We need more people like him.
What *Andrew Wiles* did was that he proved the modularity theorem for semistable elliptic curves, which was already known to be enough to imply Fermat's Last Theorem. That is, like *Isaac Newton* famously said: "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."
Worth noting that elliptic curves power modern encryption, so the math this guy worked with wasn't just abstract theorems, but is actually embedded in virtually every software-running device in the world, also cryptocurrency
You had me at “cryptocurrency”
I wish I can feel an ounce of what he felt at that moment. Only the truly exceptional ones get to experience that in a lifetime. I’m so happy for him.
Not a single ounce of bravado or conceit, just pure humility. This is one of the smartest people in the world and he calls it a privilege to work on the problem. Very inspiring. Jist goes to show that no matter how smart you are...or think you are...youre going to face challenges. So if youre working on something difficult and you start to lose hope or start to doubt yourself, just look to Andrew Wiles for inspiration. Keep chipping away at that problem or goal. It may take you years...but eventually...you will succeed!
Because it was a privilege. So many incredibly smart people are forced to work in the coal mines in Congo or in sweat shops in Bangladesh. More fortunate smart people find themselves stuck at desk jobs far under their intellectual capacity for various reasons. Only the truly privileged get to spend 7 years of their adult life chasing their childhood dream. Andrew Wiles is one of them, and he recognizes that privilege!
Never expected this to be such an emotional re-telling of events; it's almost as though he was holding tears back while describing the moment of realization...
i’ve been depressed and experiencing crippling anhedonia for the past couple of years. this video reminded me of the radiant, unfiltered, invigorating feeling of passion, something that gives you meaning in life. it reminded me deep down, my function is human. the brain is an extraordinary oddity. i think i’ll do something i love today.
everything else aside, this man is a wonderful display of dedication to his craft and unwavering resilience! major props to him!!!
The solution had only occurred to him. No one else had ever thought of it before. Ever. It was unique in all the world and only he knew about it. Not one other single person in the whole world had conceived of his solution. What a feeling.
Im so happy for this man. Well done!
This made me tear up a little, I'm so proud of him, you can feel the passion he has for his work
If they weren't for the guys like this man we wouldn't have played Minecraft or any other video games 😞. Im proud of you 🙌
0:57 my desk looks like this too, but all I have discovered is that I could believe it wasn’t butter!
There is a most excellent book by Simon Singh, titled "Fermat's Last Theorem" which explains in understandable terms the story of Andrew Wiles' proof.
One of the best books I've read. His book on cryptography (The Code Book) is excellent as well.
Really understandable? Even for someone who did not do maths beyond high school? That would be a rare find, in my experience.
HA!! I'm not sure it's the same book but I bought one also called Fermat's Last Theorem and it made zero sense to me but damn it looked like a lot of work to get there.
I just bought the ibook version. Wish me luck!
I read that book when I was in highschool, It inspired me to study physics, however, I was not the genius I thought I was, nonetheless, it is such a rewarding career.
He is the living proof that anything can make you happy when your heart and soul motivates you to do it, even mathematics! 😄💟
I have dyscalculia so I can’t even do eighth grade math but I am still very proud of you professor math man. 👏 thank you for sharing your triumph with us.
And thank you algorithm for bringing us all here with no context whatsoever.
I didn’t expect this to make me cry as much as it did
I don't understand anything about his work but I understand HIM 100%
That has to be one of the most beautiful things I've seen on TH-cam.
Inspirational and moving in a way that's almost understated.
If math is beautiful and inspirational to you just wait til you learn the alphabet!
@@somerandomguy5977math uses the alphabets of multiple languages
I find it uplifting to see a man give so much to his work and get the return he so desired. Great little insight into a level of thinking way beyond my own.
Well done Sir finding that lost therorem ....just shows keep a tidy workspace.
the music really sells this
Its like an athlete winning gold in an Olympic event. I truly feel happy for him. Such a humble person acknowledging his privileges' though he worked hard to succeed
What you are witnessing, in this video, is one of the greatest men in living history. I can only dream of accomplishing such greatness.
What an endurance and patience this man has to solve such a great problem. I also recommend the book by Simon Singh on the fermats last theorem, for a more deep view into his life and of the problem history
I love how emotional he is at mathematics I truly love people who are experts in a discipline and it’s what keeps them going :)
he seems so happy and broken at the same time
I didn’t understand a single thing in this video, but was so moved when he teared up.
Look how joyful he is. On his death bed he will think of this. Beautiful.
This is the definition of Eureka. It is what makes a man dance naked in the street with joy. Euphoria. And it's beautiful.
Idk why and how this was suggested to me. But I'm an ungrad student and have a really really important exam on 30th January. And i was exactly struggling in maths so much. I am thinking to re learn everything and try to score as much as I can. This man is really an inspiration for me. No matter how hard it might get. I wanna do it because I love maths, i love every bit of it even if its hard. I just need to start again. I hope I'll be able to make it to a better engineering branch.
Now you have this video to come back to if you ever get discouraged again. Don’t give up! Good luck!✊🏽👍🏽
good luck!
Hope the exam went well fam
Hey how did it go
In a reasonable world this man would be the greatest popstar of all.
All creative people can have such an experience with their work
"If you don't love it, you will fail" - Steve Jobs
1:46 The guy is crazy: right after he worked for years in secret and discovered a solution to a 300 years problem, the first thing he does is "a walk outside", risking to be run over by a car or stumble and hit his head. Imagine, he could have fallen from the chair while being in disbelief for those 20 minutes, and die.
I mean, the guts.
😂😂😂😂
Exactly😂
I will not even go to toilet after winning $100 lottery😂
Interesting to think about it this way.
I kept thinking, "I hope he wrote it down! If it were me, I would have forgotten it."
He probably went for a walk in University Parks, just behind the then Oxford Mathematics Institute. You just have to cross one road, with low traffic, that's it.
What an increadibly sweet person! He definitely deserves to be as happy as he seems to be! 😊
Passionate work is the best thing on earth
The Comfort Of Man Truly Know’s No Bounds
Now this is a Great Man
So Willed and fulfilled
Beautiful work
Reading the explanations in the comments makes me wish I had a mathematicians brain because I have no clue why all this man’s hard work that he must have spent years on even remotely matters. I assume some of you understand why it matters, but there very well may be no amount of explanation that will ever make me understand the point of this. But I love his pride in…. whatever it is he accomplished. May you all feel that sense of pride in something you are passionate about.
same
Explorers find new places no person has ever seen before, despite the fact that the place has always existed. This is the same thing, except that new place has always existed in the human mind.
So I felt the same way so I did a little independent research and this is what I more or less understand:
He proved some century old theorem which doesn't have a ton of practical uses or applications, but the way in which he proved/solved/did it created new tools for mathematicians to use in other fields like coding and cryptography and stuff.
Im not sure about all this is 100% cuz i didnt really understand it a ton either, but thats my takeaway.
No one has a "mathematical brain". If you want to understand mathematics, study and practice doing so consistently.
This is Andrew Wiles! He solved Fermat’s Last Theorem! It’s kind of like the Pythagorean Theorem in that the square of the two sides is equal to the square of the hypotenuse so a^2 + b^2 = c^2. Fermat’s Last Theorem posits that if you try to use powers higher than 2, there are no whole numbers that you can use as a, b, and c, that could make the equation true. But nobody could find a proof for this. Andrew Wiles found a proof for it in 1994, after 300 years of the Theorem being left unsolved. I absolutely would love to talk to him about exactly how he solved it and hear it in his own words.
What he did was so groundbreaking and showed the true extent of human ingenuity and dedication. Nobody thought this problem had a proof and it took 300 years for it to come to light. I was emotional watching this video because I could clearly feel how much it meant to him because you don’t usually see mathematicians being this emotional or talkative unless they’re a teacher 🥺
You don’t have to be a mathematician to understand his joy; I was always good at math, but I really hated it and much preferred art since it was something I loved and was drawn to. Mathematics to me always felt so robotic and devoid of emotion and expression. It also didn’t help that the person who traumatized me was a math teacher.
It’s things like this that made me continue with math and led me to start liking it. I felt like I could solve problems for myself and not for others, and it’s not as depressing as I once thought. I started my course and I realised that I actually like to solve math problems, it’s fun. I have a whiteboard in my room now and I just write equations to solve for fun 😊 it’s not about having a mathematical brain, it’s about staying curious and dedicated and always open to new ideas. That will help you better absorb abstract ideas and work through math problems; most of it is strategy
Well done! Don’t we all wish we can feel as proud of an achievement as this guy does.
He's a good reminder of why we should continue to pursue the things that we love even if life is hard sometimes. 😊
What a beautiful sight to see. A man recounting the achievement of a lifes dream. He worked so hard and for so long. Incredible accomplishment and he feels this deep profound joy. Its wonderful, simply wonderful.
Look at his face pure joy man can feel
This is from the BBC Documentary on Fermat's Last Theorum by Simon Singh and no matter how many times I watch this piece I find it very moving.