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Thomas Hales' proof did not involve the kind of creation of powerful new mathematical concepts attributed to Andrew Wiles' solution of Fermat's Last Theorem.
Unresolved speaker · Mathematics Just Changed Forever — Kevin Hartnett · 26 Oct 2026
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“So Hales' proof was not like that.”10:45Report a misattribution
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