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Its well worth watching one of the best documentaries ever made: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x223gx8_bbc-horizon-1996-fermat-s-last-theorem_shortfilms htt
by duncanawoods 10y ago
Its well worth watching one of the best documentaries ever made:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x223gx8_bbc-horizon-1996-fermat-s-last-theorem_shortfilms http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x223gx8_bbc-horizon-1996-fe...
He explains the experience of a genuine Eureka moment after herculean effort and false dawns and its incredibly moving. I also enjoy when the other mathematicians are asked to explain modular forms... and struggle a little :)
- michael_nielsen 10y agoThe first two minutes are absolutely extraordinary, both for the insight, and for the emotion revealed.
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- stuxnet79 10y agoOh wow it's Michael Nielsen. Your neural network book helped me get through the last year of undergrad. Thanks!
- raitom 10y agoDonut. Bridge. Modular Form.
- narutouzumaki 10y agoI just watched, first the first two minutes and then the whole thing. Just... beautiful. Makes you want to get up and actually put effort into something, whatever that might be!
- razakel 10y ago>I just watched, first the first two minutes and then the whole thing. Just... beautiful. Makes you want to get up and actually put effort into something, whatever that might be! The look in his eyes when he says "nothing I'll ever do will be as important" is simply inspiring.
- socmag 10y agoVery nice film. I adore Horizon when it is pure, raw and serious like that. Thanks for the post.