We've lost something that's been with us for so long, and something that drew a lot of us into mathematics. But perhaps that's always the way with math problems, and we just have to find new ones to capture our attention.
I really believed that I was on the right track, but that did not mean that I would necessarily reach my goal - Andrew Wiles
I really believed that I was on the right track, but that did not mean that I would necessarily reach my goal
- Andrew Wiles
The definition of a good mathematical problem is the mathematics it generates rather than the problem itself. - Andrew Wiles
The definition of a good mathematical problem is the mathematics it generates rather than the problem itself.
The greatest problem for mathematicians now is probably the Riemann Hypothesis. - Andrew Wiles
The greatest problem for mathematicians now is probably the Riemann Hypothesis.
I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream. - Andrew Wiles
I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream.
Just because we can't find a solution it doesn't mean that there isn't one. - Andrew Wiles
Just because we can't find a solution it doesn't mean that there isn't one.
Mathematicians aren't satisfied because they know there are no solutions up to four million or four billion, they really want to know that there are … - Andrew Wiles
Mathematicians aren't satisfied because they know there are no solutions up to four million or four billion, they really want to know that there are …
However impenetrable it seems, if you don't try it, then you can never do it. - Andrew Wiles
However impenetrable it seems, if you don't try it, then you can never do it.
Perhaps I could best describe my experience of doing mathematics in terms of entering a dark mansion. You go into the first room and it's dark, compl… - Andrew Wiles
Perhaps I could best describe my experience of doing mathematics in terms of entering a dark mansion. You go into the first room and it's dark, compl…
Pure mathematicians just love to try unsolved problems - they love a challenge. - Andrew Wiles
Pure mathematicians just love to try unsolved problems - they love a challenge.
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