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Regardless of how this plays out, this needs to be at the top of Top Science Stories of 2010 lists. If it is a good proof, Top News Stories of 2010 (or whateve
by yanowitz 16y ago
Regardless of how this plays out, this needs to be at the top of Top Science Stories of 2010 lists. If it is a good proof, Top News Stories of 2010 (or whatever year it is confirmed).
- jvdh 16y agoIf this indeed proves P!=NP then i would think it would make a bit more top lists than just Top Science Stories 2010.
- drcode 16y agoI think you're overestimating the value most people place on math theorems. I doubt this story will be given more importance than "robot who can do the laundry" or some similarly "soft" science stories by the mainstream press, as important as it may be.
- yanowitz 16y agoOTOH, Wiles work on Fermat's Last Theorem was major news in 1993 and 1994.
- jacquesm 16y agoAsk 10 random pedestrians if they remember what the first name was of 'Wiles' and what he did. People are far more likely to remember things such as the world trade center bombing as 'major news'. I'm happy enough it rated a mention on the 1993 wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993