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Thomas Hales became known for solving Kepler's conjecture and for formalizing a significant result with a proof assistant in a paper valued by the mathematics community.
Unresolved speaker · Mathematics Just Changed Forever — Kevin Hartnett · 26 Oct 2026
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“I mean, it was a big result that has been formalized in proof assistants. And Tom was famous twice for solving the Kepler conjecture and for using a proof assistant”
“in a paper that the math community cares.”6:17Report a misattribution
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