He is Andrew Wiles,the mathematician. He is 70 now. He proved Fermat's Last Theorem.
@damianc87389 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@wisdomminer56049 ай бұрын
This comment needs to be pinned. There is nothing in the title, description, or video that says who this is or what exactly he did. Thanks!
@nucle4rpenguins5349 ай бұрын
That is so amazing, I've heard of him but never saw this clip. THAT problem in particular has 358 years of history and he derived the first proof of it in 1994 ! Of course I think he had inspiration from previous attempts, colleagues, relevant papers, etc.; which does NOT take away at all from his achievement. So cool, watching this honestly helps remind me the joy I feel in solving problems in physics research when I get bogged down in failures
@juliashearer78429 ай бұрын
I saw this on the TV when it was first shown. I was a child, not interested in maths but as a family we used to watch Horizon was it? I knew who he was as soon as I saw the thumbnail and even remembered the name "Fermat's last theorum". It was so moving to see his absolute joy.
@NicolasMiari9 ай бұрын
No margin was too small for him!
@TacomaNick2 ай бұрын
Intellectually, I didn't understand a thing. Emotionally, I understood everything. Bravo.
@rottenchameleonАй бұрын
Beautiful Comment
@MrfalloutheroАй бұрын
There's different types of intelligence, and emotional is definitely one of them!
@bypyros1933Ай бұрын
@@Mrfallouthero That theory was debunked long ago
@ema5095Ай бұрын
@@bypyros1933so tell us, what is the real state of things?
@bypyros1933Ай бұрын
@@ema5095 what real state of things? I'm just saying the theory of different intelligences was debunked a long time ago. I remember the first time I heard it was from my psychology teacher. Does that trigger you?
@lucanina822110 ай бұрын
me after doing the first assignment of calculus 1:
@DataSet10 ай бұрын
110 likes and no comments let me fix that.
@andrewj758510 ай бұрын
real
@antoniodariocuomo10 ай бұрын
What are the minimum and the maximum number of likes in between comments of a channel with N subscribers and R viewers
@threeternal24710 ай бұрын
this might be the funniest comment I've ever seen on yt
@Anonymous-808010 ай бұрын
@@threeternal247then you haven't seen yt enough
@Lorihian10 ай бұрын
People like this are real celebrities.
@Lorihian8 ай бұрын
@@thewholething430 agree, those who seek, will find the right people anyway.
@edospeaks51238 ай бұрын
I hope I can feel this kind of fullfillment one day
@unnamed14798 ай бұрын
@@thewholething430 On an absolute pedestal, sure, but it's important to recognize people like Andrew Wiles and hold them in high regard. Every person has flaws, but we can all seek to improve ourselves by studying the lives of the greats who lay before us.
@Musicienne-DAB19956 ай бұрын
Completely agree!
@teriyaki_chicken6 ай бұрын
what is your definition of celebrity?
@danielfleming55858 ай бұрын
The most important moment of my “working life”. A good man who knows what’s important in life.
@kABUSE17 ай бұрын
I hope we are interpreting that equally.
@chanodyaweerasinghe87887 ай бұрын
true
@paromita_ghosh6 ай бұрын
What? Why are people here taking it out of context ? In a wrong way
@ibrahimtall62096 ай бұрын
U misunderstand. Ones work is their life at this level
@kABUSE16 ай бұрын
@@ibrahimtall6209 That's the question. Maybe he really got everything figured out and is still able to distinguish between work life and private life and is wise enough to phrase it that way in order to express that no matter what you achieve with your work life, you need private life achievements to feel complete.
@StormForthcoming10 ай бұрын
Idk who the hell this dude is but I’m so proud of him
@salim44410 ай бұрын
probably Andrew Weils, search Fermat Last Theorem
@detectivejonesw10 ай бұрын
@@salim444it is Andrew Wiles
@Filaxsan10 ай бұрын
Way to go brother, that's the spirit! For real
@sqlexp10 ай бұрын
Poor thing. I hope he got help for his anorexia.
@PorkBoy6910 ай бұрын
@@sqlexp Shutup burger. Imagine being such a lardy lump of playdough that a relatively normal human is anorexic in your eyes. Go make your wife's fat roll's do that ocean wave machine thing
@Tigs210 ай бұрын
The emotion he conveys when describing his epiphany is breathtaking.
@MillionaireSmanga10 ай бұрын
Dude should be enjoying life, but he is busy solving world hunger😂
@LEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA10 ай бұрын
Yea they are trash
@TheShizzlemop10 ай бұрын
he IS enjoying life, are you blind? look at the joy he openly presents.@@MillionaireSmanga
@ivoryas169610 ай бұрын
@@MillionaireSmanga He _was_ enjoying his life, wasn't he? And he is, as far as I can tell.
@stefanieknebel124710 ай бұрын
The agony experienced every other day of not knowing how to solve a problem, it is a self sacrifice. By the time a brief moment of success appears, with no one looking, is there a man left standing? Like being handed a pinch of bread after weeks starvation.
@allusionsxp260610 ай бұрын
I can only dream of having this kind of love for something, a passion. That is what makes life truly enjoyable and the struggle a pleasure.
@kedonsiemen10 ай бұрын
Passion can be found underneath fear and control, I believe.
@mullet33310 ай бұрын
@@kedonsiemenbeautifully said
@yetanotherrandomyoutubecha438210 ай бұрын
@@kedonsiemen I don't even know what that's supposed to mean
@ungarlinski796510 ай бұрын
And it's what protects your virginity.
@kedonsiemen10 ай бұрын
I have found out that the less I control myself, for example based on external expectations, and the less I fear of revealing who I truly am to myself and others, the more I am connected to the whole that is me and what it needs/wants, and by following this path you'll get passion and excitement (for example procrastination for me is simply that you don't want to do something). I'm hesistant to advocate any philosophy as truth, because people, me included, are often misguided, but since you asked, this is how I feel at the moment@@yetanotherrandomyoutubecha4382
@vjm39 ай бұрын
Much needed context. I will try my hardest to simplify this: This story is about how one dude, Andrew Wiles (and a friend) managed to solve a proof "Fermat's Last Theorem" for x^n + y^n = z^n ; n>2 where no matter what you put in for n, the answer will NEVER EVER be whole numbers. THIS is his explanation of how he felt after he (and a friend) managed to solve this proof to PROVE that indeed any number greater than 2 for n will NEVER be a whole number. Andrew Wiles was working on a separate proof ("Taniyama-Shemura Conjecture") where through math stuff, if you prove this proof, you'll get the Fermat's Last Theorem proven as a freebee. It took Andrew 7 years working on this alone, until one day he figured it out, and published it for peer review. Thing is, Andrew made one small mistake, and was embarrassed as a result. So for another year after (now working with his friend), he managed to suddenly FIX the mistake he made, and also proving Taniyama-Shemura Conjecture! Thus through its mathematical relationship, he also proved that, indeed, Fermat's Last Theorem IS correct, and there is NO number you could put in n that'll give whole numbers as answers when n>2. With that being said: I think it's awe-inspiring what Andrew Wiles did. When you're working damn hard on something, slaving away, and it just beats you down for you to come and beat it...only for it to throw one final haymaker and knock you out...only for you to beat the count and stand up to dominate it. To me: This (romantically) taps in to something about humanity which I believe is utterly inspiring and beautiful. That we, all of us, just won't give up and despite the odds, still win. Andrew Wiles did it. He succeeded....and in a selfish way...we ALL succeed.
@sanniray9 ай бұрын
Thank you for being the one person who actually mentioned his name
@chickey3339 ай бұрын
So where does one take this amazing long labored proof of discovery to it's next logical step if there is any?
@markmulholland-writer44159 ай бұрын
Wonderful … thank you.
@vjm39 ай бұрын
@@chickey333 The only thing I can possibly think of is if you're searching for prime number answers, there's no point in using equations that have an exponent greater than 2? Maybe that? I'm not sure.
@chickey3339 ай бұрын
@@vjm3 Thank You... Math was never my strong suit.
@Elijahwaija2 ай бұрын
This man motivated me to retry my failed maths GCSE’s. I still failed again, but thanks for the motivation dude
@ChimezieFredAnaekweАй бұрын
😂😂😂😂 He motivated you to the negative. That's how complex numbers were discovered.
@musaibnnuseir8313Ай бұрын
Thanks for making me laugh
@Jin-1337Ай бұрын
That's rough buddy. Third time's the charm?
@elevateseofrАй бұрын
You will make it man! Strength to you 💪
@Dai-q1dАй бұрын
Fighting You will do it ✨
@joegrist110810 ай бұрын
The fact that he’s grateful for doing something great, realizing the magnitude of it, and being glad he experienced that in one’s only chance on this planet. That’s something wonderful.
@William.Driscoll10 ай бұрын
❤
@LEGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA10 ай бұрын
Lil bro thinks he is him get a life
@InfamousMax10 ай бұрын
great minds realise how small they actually are compared to the true great powers of the universe
@calebclark561510 ай бұрын
Then the internet took off and everyone became smooth brains 😂
@dereenaldoambun915810 ай бұрын
@@calebclark5615 Lmao😂
@jamesticknor113410 ай бұрын
What makes me smile is how this was filmed in multiple locations, but he keeps the same level of joy when talking about this.
@Kingx9010 ай бұрын
Great observation
@Loquacious_Jackson9 ай бұрын
Hmmmm, seems cringe 🤔
@bmwlux87069 ай бұрын
Where are your 9 years of work, rather than your probable 9 second attention span@@Loquacious_Jackson
@СНІМР9 ай бұрын
@@Loquacious_Jacksonok jefferson
@wandererx869 ай бұрын
@@Loquacious_Jackson maybe you just couldn't imagine yourself with such a mindset, it makes you uncomfortable.
@avatar223310 ай бұрын
Me when after countless attempts to pull the door, I finally realize there is a sign that says "push"
@yolanda639210 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@TheJeffLerner10 ай бұрын
This will be the most relatable comment for most.
@netecrivernetecassassins294510 ай бұрын
2:52
@whatilearnttoday529510 ай бұрын
Which is what he tried at first, but it was a little sticky.
@jakenaylor10 ай бұрын
It actually goes both ways.
@zzye26519 ай бұрын
I did a presentation on this for my senior undergrad project. He proved there are no integer solutions n to the equation x^n + y^n = z^n for n >= 3, which had been unproven for over 300 years. The theory is called Fermat’s last theorem, and the man who proved it is Andrew Wiles. He proved it using what seemed to be an unrelated area of mathematics (properties of elliptic curves). The proof is over 100 pages long and I have spent hours if not days staring at it and most of it still goes over my head. The man is a genius. What amazes me so much about Fermat’s Last Theorem is that for n = 1 and 2, it is known and understood by most that an infinite set of solutions x,y,z exists (we all learned the Pythagorean theorem in middle school), but as soon as n is greater than 2, solutions cease. Crazy stuff… this is considered to be one of the if not the most famous proof in mathematics history.
@Lex_Lugar2 ай бұрын
Great description
@pokemonitishere2022 ай бұрын
వివరణకు కృతజ్ఞతలు 🙏
@Backfromthestorm2 ай бұрын
You lost me at integer
@JAx-dzl-Ezh2 ай бұрын
Wish I understood
@theWebWizrd29 күн бұрын
I mean, I was with you until you said you have spent 'hours if not days' with the proof. Unless you are a mathematician with a specialty in that particular tiny field, a proof like this will take you months to understand as a graduate student, if you can understand it at all.
@bharasiva968 ай бұрын
"Out of the ashes". Beautiful. How can you not be romantic about mathematics?
@nope246015 ай бұрын
Because it's remarkably dull.
@BayesianBeing5 ай бұрын
@@nope24601Damn. I'm glad i'm not you
@posadist6814 ай бұрын
@@nope24601 You are dull and math is remarkable
@Katherine-z7b2 ай бұрын
You wouldn't have your smartphone if not for maths@@nope24601
@joethesmith2175Ай бұрын
I hate doing math, but I can see how magical it must feel to people like him!
@Draxis3210 ай бұрын
This man solved, with indescribable geniality, a process that was long thought to have no proof. Which is Fermat's Last Theorem. So many mathematicians who previously worked on it discouraged this man's work, but he was unshaken by this. It is hard to see a MATHEMATICIAN, of all people, getting emotional as he remembers it. The paper he published had errors that were challenged upon, but nevertheless he changed it and the answer still lied in Truth. Like Fermat or Gauss, he became one of the greatest mathematicians to have ever lived. And he still works to this day.
@aqeel684210 ай бұрын
I think you mean 'genius' 'geniality' means friendliness
@smokingsnowman783810 ай бұрын
The comparison with fermat and gauss is a little bit too much. Especially with Gauss we are talking about a man that had the basics for non euclidean geometry in his drawer but found it not worth publishing and lets not start talking about what he all did
@omg926110 ай бұрын
Are you from a Slavic country?
@SahilP264810 ай бұрын
@@smokingsnowman7838 everyone pales in comparison to Euler who wrote half of all equations that exist (metaphorically of course, but his contribution is on that level). He even contributed similarly in other fields.
@mdbahrozbaburali10 ай бұрын
As much as I admire Andrew Wiles (my interest is in the same topic he primarily used to solve Fermat's Last Theorem), comparing him with Johann Carl Friedrich Gauß is overrating him. Gauß is like the ultimate mathematician who has one of the best mathematical tuition, rigour, proficiency etc. Edit : Gauß settled a 2000 years old question and that's not even his best work!!
@2Sor2Fig10 ай бұрын
I love this man's desk organization. Truly awesome achievement (solving Fermat's Theorem... Not the desk).
@findjonmoses10 ай бұрын
I think organising his desk will be a harder problem to solve than Fermats Last Theorem 😊
@holliswilliams842610 ай бұрын
I think this is pretty typical of the desk of a math professor
@eagle-eye2910 ай бұрын
My dad was a math wizard. His mind lived in a realm beyond the mundane too. Understandable.
@boldCactuslad10 ай бұрын
for the next 600 years, algebraic topologists would struggle to find the solution to the tangle of papers and notes. one day, a genius mathematician by the name of Windrew Ailes had an incredible breakthrough and proved that the mess was indeed physically possible in 3D space.
@janecote10 ай бұрын
The desk was what made me watch the video
@emiliomartineziii298010 ай бұрын
I’m so glad people like him exist. Without people like him, technology would not exist
@guenthersteiner331110 ай бұрын
OMG where would we be without technology? I think we would survive like we always have.
@raymondturner395210 ай бұрын
Technology is going too far. In the next 100 years it will completely destroy human creativity.
@LPTV8410 ай бұрын
Not just technology, friend, but sheer thinking. Free thinking. The desire to understand and grow and develop and to be in love with education ... to know that knowledge fueled by love and passion ... it's us being closer to the divine and in tune to the natural. Fantastic.
@hellomoto208410 ай бұрын
Not everyone likes to go monke mate , also old people also used tech , as mundane as a pulley to drough out water from a well without getting inside@@guenthersteiner3311
@thelibertine70610 ай бұрын
@@guenthersteiner3311 says you commenting from you phone 😂😂😂
@fintonstack160810 ай бұрын
This is from a BBC documentary, and I can tell you as a former BBC employee this piece is highly thought of within the Corporation, in terms of the story itself, and the film’s format/execution. It’s a beautiful and moving film, from Horizon circa 1995, initially tx’d on BBC2 I believe. It’s marvelous.
@Jadty5 ай бұрын
Back when the BBC and the UK were authentically English. We’re gonna be looking at this in 60 years wondering how they let that great country destroy itself.
@blahdelablah5 ай бұрын
@Jadty The UK was authentically English? The Northern Irish, Welsh and Scots may have something to say about that.
@idzidz8334 ай бұрын
@@Jadty shut up man
@vpmvda4 ай бұрын
@@blahdelablah Not for much longer though 😅
@jayuppercase33984 ай бұрын
@@Jadty Lol
@G0237210 ай бұрын
I notice that genuine geniuses speak very slowly, concisely and deliberately 👍
@HashimAziz16 ай бұрын
Genuine geniuses understand that genius is a spectrum and not binary, and that everyone on that spectrum is unlikely to behave the same - for every genius that speaks concisely and deliberately there's likely to be another that speaks quickly and passionately.
@kjw795 ай бұрын
I wish folks in the world would wait and give me a moment to think like this, during my pauses, before I speak. It is difficult when others jump in during my sentence lol
@allencollins60315 ай бұрын
Jim Morrison
@cc1drt4 ай бұрын
@@HashimAziz1yeah no, just because intelligence is a spectrum doesnt mean statistical trends dont exist within it.
@HashimAziz14 ай бұрын
@@cc1drt No it doesn't, but in the absence of research saying otherwise it's very unlikely and the distribution can be assumed to be random
@cihant543810 ай бұрын
When this music starts playing, you know a breakthrough will be coming on the problem you are working on.
@cscs919210 ай бұрын
Thanks... That explain why I never have breakthrough on my problem I work on.
@theconstructortheorist355410 ай бұрын
@@cscs9192Because you had never listened to this song before?
@StuermischeTage10 ай бұрын
@@cscs9192 The secret lies in turning on music in the background xD
@johncruser985310 ай бұрын
You should play Bach always when working on anything of importance.
@cihant543810 ай бұрын
Listening to Bach is a full-time job. I would not put that in the background.@@johncruser9853
at 3:16 it looks like he couldve been bodily gigachad too lol, would be a shame if those genes were replaced or dirtied by ape genes...
@holliswilliams842610 ай бұрын
please never refer to a number theorist as a ''gigachad'' ever again
@LucBoeren10 ай бұрын
@@holliswilliams8426 oh you're so elitist
@ahnadiri10 ай бұрын
@@holliswilliams8426 but it's true. wiles is HIM
@FerdiSchwarz10 ай бұрын
@@holliswilliams8426 I think it's Gen Z speak for legend, so apt here (and rather amusing).
@sw611810 ай бұрын
I liked that he said it was the most important moment of my WORKING life. Separating working life from your life are so important.
@knowthycell10 ай бұрын
He’s married and he’s not stupid
@ienjoyapples9 ай бұрын
He just said that so his wife wouldn't bitch at him.
@prestigek1ngs9 ай бұрын
@@knowthycellwas about to say, the wife was in the room
@viktor18459 ай бұрын
he is not separating. It what you want to see. Work is all his life
@NF122228 ай бұрын
Oh stop, you really think this guy wasn't thinking about math outside of literal work hours? lmao
@harshSharmaajiАй бұрын
If you explain something with this much enthusiasm and passion be it anything.. everyone who listens feels something that makes them respect you
@ghostghost70679 ай бұрын
idk wtf this guy talking about but I am happy for him. good for you bro 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
@Snot_RocketsАй бұрын
He solved one of the worlds if not the worlds number one most unsolved math theorem. It had been unsolved for hundreds of years and many incredibly mathematicians tried to solve it for hundreds of years unsuccessfully.
@jimsimpson10063 жыл бұрын
Andrew Wiles. What a great mathematician and a towering achievement.
@jackcarpenters375910 ай бұрын
i am not sure if i would hire him, someone who takes 7 years to solve a problem is usually a politician.
@davidfarah10 ай бұрын
@@jackcarpenters3759 Are you being sarcastic?
@adastd681210 ай бұрын
@@jackcarpenters3759It was a centuries old problem
@niks66009710 ай бұрын
@@jackcarpenters3759 who tf are you to hire a mathematician!?
@mikopiko10 ай бұрын
towering achievement, such a good word
@9nikolov10 ай бұрын
"I loved every minute of it, however hard it had been" - this is what it is all about, it took me almost 23 years to realize it.
@prettyboishah289810 ай бұрын
What do you mean it took you 23 years?
@RandomPerson283379 ай бұрын
The secret and meaning of life
@TobyLerone769 ай бұрын
The magic you're seeking is in the work you're avoiding
@andrewmurray31399 ай бұрын
@@TobyLerone76’The magic you are seeking is in the work you are avoiding’. Profound, at 66, I wish I had been told this when young!
@andrewmurray31399 ай бұрын
@@RandomPerson28337so it is, without challenge, life can be mundane!
@bobbob-gg4eo10 ай бұрын
Don't get discouraged. Sometimes it takes a long time to achieve your goals
@youknowwhatlol662810 ай бұрын
Indeed,my friend...indeed....
@danielkun198810 ай бұрын
😂😂 sometimes 300 years 😢
@PocketRocket_10 ай бұрын
Incredibly insightful comment, I’ve never encountered such a profound pearl of wisdom before.
@PavanKumar-ft5hi10 ай бұрын
It takes hundreds of years for someone with my brain to achieve what I'm trying to achieve.
@afterall64183 ай бұрын
I feel like this is the ultimate form of masculinity that all men should strive for, not ruthless, weak, greedy, and insecure man that people like Tate promote, but rather a man who has an unbeatable spirit, works for his passions and for the good of the world, and at the same time is gentle and kind with others, a man who is not pretentious and insecure in who he is but rather completely comfortable with himself.
@luciedonajova15182 ай бұрын
Absolutely true! The sad thing is, even the good men try to become the Tate wannabes because they think otherwise they won't succeed but this is the exact type of man I want. He is so wonderfully intelligent and determined and he seems like a very kind person too. I wish there were more like him. It is so admirable.
@natekinchАй бұрын
Lmao. “This is the kind of guy I like” what a lie. You say that now in the KZbin comments where you want to act like an angel. Then when you actually have this kind of guy talk to you you’re disgusted by his honesty and openness. Then some liar comes along and you’re all over him, because that’s what you want. To be lied to. So you can have an excuse to fulfill your own desires.
@TheExarionАй бұрын
@@natekinch The projection is crazy lol. First of all, no one said "This is the kind of guy I like." Secondly, the person you're making all of these assumptions about is a literal stranger to you, yet you talk about them like they just threw a drink in your face. Get off of Tinder dude, it's clearly funneling you through an unhealthy pipeline.
@TheExarionАй бұрын
@afterall6418 So true. Andrew Wiles left the world a better place than when he entered it. Impossible to say the same about Andrew Tate.
@TaxAssessorCollectorАй бұрын
@@TheExarion💯💯
@quentin-v9d8 ай бұрын
The 'nearest available surface' method of filing is a sure sign of genius.
@wrednax859410 ай бұрын
"I liked it. I was good at it. I was...alive"
@lukabarisic708010 ай бұрын
Elliott's Revenge.
@ashi257610 ай бұрын
changed my life fr
@EternalShadow166710 ай бұрын
Breaking Math.
@enzofranco463410 ай бұрын
@@EternalShadow1667Sir your humour is so simple and so elegant that i just laughed in disbelief for twenty minutes.
@Dan-pm8xv10 ай бұрын
Probably the feeling I will never know.
@elizabethbrauer111810 ай бұрын
I almost teared up when Wiles described his solving of the proof. When the "LIGHT" goes off in our heads, and we arrive at an answer or solution, we sometimes forget to acknowledge them properly. So glad he was captured on film for the world to see him recount his moment of success.
@caito591910 ай бұрын
how did you get a rainbow goat emoji at the end of your comment?
@JimBobe10 ай бұрын
Bro what is that emoji? 😭😂
@thecrusader10959 ай бұрын
Why’s there a blue dragon at the end
@uumuu5 ай бұрын
This is an AI comment
@ChrisBreemer10 ай бұрын
A brilliant mind as well as a nice and humble person. I love how he is visibly moved when recalling the moment supreme. Great video, thanks.
@annulrsolformrkelse402310 ай бұрын
Surprising to see you here instead of piano music. I've always enjoyed your recordings! Are you also interested in mathematics?
@ChrisBreemer10 ай бұрын
@@annulrsolformrkelse4023 Thanks ! That's good to hear, and nice to meet a fellow piano lover out here. I'm interested in lots of things, in fact I studied maths in a previous life. But having completed this I went into software programming and have never used any maths since. It remains a special interest though.
@andreaopossumpossumАй бұрын
I wish i had this type of people in my life, so passionate and loving of their craft
@teggenkampАй бұрын
You know what you want. They’re out there. Go get’em. You’ll find them. And… maybe you’ll love every minute of your quest. ❤
@Professor_Utonium_Ай бұрын
Like attracts like. Work passionately on what you love and you'll find others who think and behave similarly
@gumbygreen145 ай бұрын
This is exactly how Terence Howard expected Neil tyson degrasse to react to 1x1=2
@KK-kf4pt4 ай бұрын
lol
@crowderpiano2 ай бұрын
God my favorite part of this is how unabashedly true this is. Bro im wheezing
@funicon36892 ай бұрын
extremely underrated comment
@AmbientsonarVA24 күн бұрын
This is a brilliant comment btw!
@brandonpeniuk10 ай бұрын
To be honest, this is how I felt when I got my high school diploma this year at age 41. Brilliantly said! I know my feat is not as impressive; i do feel content. I received a 1000.00 scholarship from it. Thank you for uploading this. It meant the world to me.
@johnnopeyy412910 ай бұрын
Better late than never. 🤷
@shangwenger798210 ай бұрын
Congratulations!
@oioisweetheart350010 ай бұрын
Have any plans on getting a PhD ?
@brandonpeniuk10 ай бұрын
@@oioisweetheart3500 On course.
@carinakaron806810 ай бұрын
Warmest congratulations, so well done✨️👏✨️
@craffte10 ай бұрын
I love how humble he appears. The passion he exhibits reminds me of my relationship with my art. I was once an artist. Very rare indeed to realize your dreams. This was quite beautiful, thank you.
@kimmieutsunomiya145710 ай бұрын
I love that about him too. It’s like he’s trying to contain his happiness or perhaps, he can’t quite put it into words.
@ClashOfClans25210 ай бұрын
So many intelligent people are incredibly humble and peaceful. The must not make up for lack of intelligence with being obnoxious and loud.
@thegoddamnbatman104710 ай бұрын
Why'd you stop?
@snape00017 ай бұрын
An artist is always an artist. Cheers
@mapleext7 ай бұрын
That’s what I was also thinking
@Jordan-rb2810 ай бұрын
"I just stared in disbelief for 20 minutes" been there, with my mouth wide open at how surprising and amazing something had been, love hearing about this.
@10draperful10 ай бұрын
What was it you had been staring at?
@cedarave316810 ай бұрын
@@10draperfulporn
@saldana739510 ай бұрын
@@10draperfulLol
@UndeadFleshgod10 ай бұрын
your mother had the same reaction
@baselhills8659 ай бұрын
Chasing his dream. Beautiful wife to boot. He's living the life.
@turtleanton65393 ай бұрын
Indeed😮
@noahsmith41487 күн бұрын
He's still awestruck and overwhelmed when talking about his breakthrough. It's beautiful. A deep passion for a thing being met with a deep satisfaction, and even still a bit of apprehension as if it might suddenly be spirited away. This man accomplished his dream. We should all be so lucky.
@user-ki6lc6zr4g10 ай бұрын
As a learner of English I managed to understand everything this guy told. Although it wasn't hard for me now, it took many years and a lot of effort to achieve my current level. So I feel a bit like this renowned mathematician.
@ethanmaxwell223510 ай бұрын
congrats. learning a language aint easy
@veronica_._._._10 ай бұрын
Ah the spelling! The hardest part ...
@varisleek336010 ай бұрын
That's awesome!
@Smittenhamster10 ай бұрын
As someone who currently studies Korean, I can relate 😂
@rush828010 ай бұрын
Congratulations! English is a really hard language to learn and any milestone on a language-learning journey is worth celebrating 🎉
@DrAlexVasquezICHNFM10 ай бұрын
This is why we teach. This is why we study. This is why we never stop.
@professorx306010 ай бұрын
Only for little Timmy to say to his 3rd grade teacher: "math sucks, we won't need this to buy groceries" As if buying groceries would be the most intellectual thing he'd be doing.
@zvnpek_10 ай бұрын
@professorx3060 Bruh, fronting an imaginary 3rd grader for something years of political ignorance brought us.
@professorx306010 ай бұрын
@@zvnpek_ Little Timmy is responsible for it all
@rasnauf10 ай бұрын
Careful. Don't let your passion be exploited by an uncaring institution.
@frozenrats10 ай бұрын
@@rasnaufI'm a student, and I care about this. Professors do as well. Institutions are made up of people. Academic institutions aren’t like how they’re shown on TV and politicized. STEM fields are fascinating and have lots of support. They’re what pushes the human race further and further.
@luckyhazard15610 ай бұрын
Whatever he feels reminds me of Nikola Tesla’s quote about how the thrill of seeing your creation unfold to success makes you forget everything even love. Just pure joy and I envy him for ever feeling it.
@yourfavoriteoompaloompa139Ай бұрын
This is what pursuing your passion looks like! Happy for him
@theodoornap928310 ай бұрын
I've heard of Andrew Wiles before but never heard him describe the feeling of his own epiphany. What an incredible moment and what an incredible achievement
@timoac996510 ай бұрын
I wish , that sometime somewhere in my life I can feel something like this, too. Incredible. So happy for him
@nevenasterikova333510 ай бұрын
Look at him while he talks about the revelation. He just sits there, unable to say anything, about to cry. And I have the immense feeling that he is about to cry of the beauty he has revealed, not because he has what would standartly described as "success". What a beautiful soul he must be.
@aquib72Ай бұрын
"Man only gets, what he works for." May this man be guided. He seems like a simple, good man.
@SoItGoes19853 ай бұрын
A great thing about KZbin is that something like this was offered for me to watch. Gotta love genuine people.
@alexdonger581610 ай бұрын
This is what I want in life, a passion project, something that always drags me back in, the constant pursuit of something greater. Beautiful.
@vinesthemonkey9 ай бұрын
try art or programming
@jaideepdahiya18610 ай бұрын
When he stopped speaking and remembered the moment he finally cracked it. I felt it ❤
@clankb2o510 ай бұрын
I will probably never experience this myself, but he tells his story with so much gratitude and vulnerability that it's vicariously satisfying. It also makes me love human nature more.
@k4fkaesqu39 ай бұрын
"Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind" Aristoteles
@ZedEff420Ай бұрын
What a handsome and smart man, I respect his determination to get done the percieviably impossible.
@fatinfromonline10 ай бұрын
this is so pure. its proof that we should continue doing what we we're doing even if it seems impossible
@aniketanpelletier824 ай бұрын
He’s almost brought to tears by the beauty of the mathematics. So incredible to see. Probably one of the happiest lives in history.
@adamryan97710 ай бұрын
Why is the office of every mathematician looking the same way all over the world. Stuffed to the ceiling with haphazardly stacks of paper. The office of my statistic prof in university was just the same. I was afraid of getting killed by one of this stacks falling over and causing an avalanche every time i had to go to his office. And it was his whole life. You could come into his office from 7 in the morning to 10 in the evening every day if you needed some help. Pure dedication for his job.
@MasterZeustastic27 күн бұрын
The joy he radiates while doing what he loves is absolutely infectious.
@VikingNesАй бұрын
We need more people like him.
@xjuhox10 ай бұрын
What *Andrew Wiles* did was that he proved the modularity theorem for semistable elliptic curves, which was already known to be enough to imply Fermat's Last Theorem. That is, like *Isaac Newton* famously said: "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."
@gatztopher10 ай бұрын
Worth noting that elliptic curves power modern encryption, so the math this guy worked with wasn't just abstract theorems, but is actually embedded in virtually every software-running device in the world, also cryptocurrency
@super2thesam10 ай бұрын
You had me at “cryptocurrency”
@Netizen_1012 ай бұрын
I wish I can feel an ounce of what he felt at that moment. Only the truly exceptional ones get to experience that in a lifetime. I’m so happy for him.
@ccsmooth5510 ай бұрын
Not a single ounce of bravado or conceit, just pure humility. This is one of the smartest people in the world and he calls it a privilege to work on the problem. Very inspiring. Jist goes to show that no matter how smart you are...or think you are...youre going to face challenges. So if youre working on something difficult and you start to lose hope or start to doubt yourself, just look to Andrew Wiles for inspiration. Keep chipping away at that problem or goal. It may take you years...but eventually...you will succeed!
@dirk-jantoot1029Ай бұрын
Because it was a privilege. So many incredibly smart people are forced to work in the coal mines in Congo or in sweat shops in Bangladesh. More fortunate smart people find themselves stuck at desk jobs far under their intellectual capacity for various reasons. Only the truly privileged get to spend 7 years of their adult life chasing their childhood dream. Andrew Wiles is one of them, and he recognizes that privilege!
@EngineerNotFoundАй бұрын
Never expected this to be such an emotional re-telling of events; it's almost as though he was holding tears back while describing the moment of realization...
@cinnamondewdrops7 ай бұрын
i’ve been depressed and experiencing crippling anhedonia for the past couple of years. this video reminded me of the radiant, unfiltered, invigorating feeling of passion, something that gives you meaning in life. it reminded me deep down, my function is human. the brain is an extraordinary oddity. i think i’ll do something i love today. everything else aside, this man is a wonderful display of dedication to his craft and unwavering resilience! major props to him!!!
@maureenmckenna522010 ай бұрын
The solution had only occurred to him. No one else had ever thought of it before. Ever. It was unique in all the world and only he knew about it. Not one other single person in the whole world had conceived of his solution. What a feeling.
@johnd56198 ай бұрын
Im so happy for this man. Well done!
@blueberryxyz454310 ай бұрын
This made me tear up a little, I'm so proud of him, you can feel the passion he has for his work
@theevilwithintheory.medica1494Ай бұрын
If they weren't for the guys like this man we wouldn't have played Minecraft or any other video games 😞. Im proud of you 🙌
@JordanCrawfordSF9 ай бұрын
0:57 my desk looks like this too, but all I have discovered is that I could believe it wasn’t butter!
@BernhardWeber-l5b10 ай бұрын
There is a most excellent book by Simon Singh, titled "Fermat's Last Theorem" which explains in understandable terms the story of Andrew Wiles' proof.
@Tendomcgoobin10 ай бұрын
One of the best books I've read. His book on cryptography (The Code Book) is excellent as well.
@jean-francoisbrunet203110 ай бұрын
Really understandable? Even for someone who did not do maths beyond high school? That would be a rare find, in my experience.
@mikeearls12610 ай бұрын
HA!! I'm not sure it's the same book but I bought one also called Fermat's Last Theorem and it made zero sense to me but damn it looked like a lot of work to get there.
@eagle-eye2910 ай бұрын
I just bought the ibook version. Wish me luck!
@notthatgerry10 ай бұрын
I read that book when I was in highschool, It inspired me to study physics, however, I was not the genius I thought I was, nonetheless, it is such a rewarding career.
@clementemergence7 ай бұрын
He is the living proof that anything can make you happy when your heart and soul motivates you to do it, even mathematics! 😄💟
@mommalion7028Ай бұрын
I have dyscalculia so I can’t even do eighth grade math but I am still very proud of you professor math man. 👏 thank you for sharing your triumph with us. And thank you algorithm for bringing us all here with no context whatsoever.
@GabrielaMiller-o7nАй бұрын
I didn’t expect this to make me cry as much as it did
@juliandavidacАй бұрын
I don't understand anything about his work but I understand HIM 100%
@CJ-uf6xl10 ай бұрын
That has to be one of the most beautiful things I've seen on KZbin. Inspirational and moving in a way that's almost understated.
@somerandomguy59779 ай бұрын
If math is beautiful and inspirational to you just wait til you learn the alphabet!
@PastPerspectives112 ай бұрын
@@somerandomguy5977math uses the alphabets of multiple languages
@edwardmclaughlin793510 ай бұрын
I find it uplifting to see a man give so much to his work and get the return he so desired. Great little insight into a level of thinking way beyond my own.
@norsekoАй бұрын
Well done Sir finding that lost therorem ....just shows keep a tidy workspace.
@jeffstone7471Ай бұрын
the music really sells this
@aramporulInnbam3 ай бұрын
Its like an athlete winning gold in an Olympic event. I truly feel happy for him. Such a humble person acknowledging his privileges' though he worked hard to succeed
@jshowao4 ай бұрын
What you are witnessing, in this video, is one of the greatest men in living history. I can only dream of accomplishing such greatness.
@karanmungra563011 ай бұрын
What an endurance and patience this man has to solve such a great problem. I also recommend the book by Simon Singh on the fermats last theorem, for a more deep view into his life and of the problem history
@ranxalter255010 ай бұрын
I love how emotional he is at mathematics I truly love people who are experts in a discipline and it’s what keeps them going :)
@lifespeaksforitselfАй бұрын
he seems so happy and broken at the same time
@insearchofveracity23049 ай бұрын
I didn’t understand a single thing in this video, but was so moved when he teared up.
@jackwebb375710 ай бұрын
Look how joyful he is. On his death bed he will think of this. Beautiful.
@Julio_Gomes10 ай бұрын
This is the definition of Eureka. It is what makes a man dance naked in the street with joy. Euphoria. And it's beautiful.
@Yashhh0210 ай бұрын
Idk why and how this was suggested to me. But I'm an ungrad student and have a really really important exam on 30th January. And i was exactly struggling in maths so much. I am thinking to re learn everything and try to score as much as I can. This man is really an inspiration for me. No matter how hard it might get. I wanna do it because I love maths, i love every bit of it even if its hard. I just need to start again. I hope I'll be able to make it to a better engineering branch.
@mjbrooks59210 ай бұрын
Now you have this video to come back to if you ever get discouraged again. Don’t give up! Good luck!✊🏽👍🏽
@a.vanbuuren748410 ай бұрын
good luck!
@pixelforg9 ай бұрын
Hope the exam went well fam
@user-fh2rw9zh8g6 ай бұрын
Hey how did it go
@thomasgoetz817811 күн бұрын
In a reasonable world this man would be the greatest popstar of all.
@xfloodcasual8124Ай бұрын
All creative people can have such an experience with their work
@C.Jr1210 ай бұрын
"If you don't love it, you will fail" - Steve Jobs
@dariofacchini85110 ай бұрын
1:46 The guy is crazy: right after he worked for years in secret and discovered a solution to a 300 years problem, the first thing he does is "a walk outside", risking to be run over by a car or stumble and hit his head. Imagine, he could have fallen from the chair while being in disbelief for those 20 minutes, and die. I mean, the guts.
@TeExorcizoConHardTecno10 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@NYN_00010 ай бұрын
Exactly😂 I will not even go to toilet after winning $100 lottery😂
@Sadnessiuseless10 ай бұрын
Interesting to think about it this way.
@punstress10 ай бұрын
I kept thinking, "I hope he wrote it down! If it were me, I would have forgotten it."
@Evan490BC10 ай бұрын
He probably went for a walk in University Parks, just behind the then Oxford Mathematics Institute. You just have to cross one road, with low traffic, that's it.
@climbscience481310 ай бұрын
What an increadibly sweet person! He definitely deserves to be as happy as he seems to be! 😊
@SrPeezyАй бұрын
Passionate work is the best thing on earth
@ComfortsSpecterАй бұрын
The Comfort Of Man Truly Know’s No Bounds Now this is a Great Man So Willed and fulfilled Beautiful work
@nohabloemojislosiento493010 ай бұрын
Reading the explanations in the comments makes me wish I had a mathematicians brain because I have no clue why all this man’s hard work that he must have spent years on even remotely matters. I assume some of you understand why it matters, but there very well may be no amount of explanation that will ever make me understand the point of this. But I love his pride in…. whatever it is he accomplished. May you all feel that sense of pride in something you are passionate about.
@z1dforever36010 ай бұрын
same
@cpolicari10 ай бұрын
Explorers find new places no person has ever seen before, despite the fact that the place has always existed. This is the same thing, except that new place has always existed in the human mind.
@frogaroach10 ай бұрын
So I felt the same way so I did a little independent research and this is what I more or less understand: He proved some century old theorem which doesn't have a ton of practical uses or applications, but the way in which he proved/solved/did it created new tools for mathematicians to use in other fields like coding and cryptography and stuff. Im not sure about all this is 100% cuz i didnt really understand it a ton either, but thats my takeaway.
@danielbooth503510 ай бұрын
No one has a "mathematical brain". If you want to understand mathematics, study and practice doing so consistently.
@kimmieutsunomiya145710 ай бұрын
This is Andrew Wiles! He solved Fermat’s Last Theorem! It’s kind of like the Pythagorean Theorem in that the square of the two sides is equal to the square of the hypotenuse so a^2 + b^2 = c^2. Fermat’s Last Theorem posits that if you try to use powers higher than 2, there are no whole numbers that you can use as a, b, and c, that could make the equation true. But nobody could find a proof for this. Andrew Wiles found a proof for it in 1994, after 300 years of the Theorem being left unsolved. I absolutely would love to talk to him about exactly how he solved it and hear it in his own words. What he did was so groundbreaking and showed the true extent of human ingenuity and dedication. Nobody thought this problem had a proof and it took 300 years for it to come to light. I was emotional watching this video because I could clearly feel how much it meant to him because you don’t usually see mathematicians being this emotional or talkative unless they’re a teacher 🥺 You don’t have to be a mathematician to understand his joy; I was always good at math, but I really hated it and much preferred art since it was something I loved and was drawn to. Mathematics to me always felt so robotic and devoid of emotion and expression. It also didn’t help that the person who traumatized me was a math teacher. It’s things like this that made me continue with math and led me to start liking it. I felt like I could solve problems for myself and not for others, and it’s not as depressing as I once thought. I started my course and I realised that I actually like to solve math problems, it’s fun. I have a whiteboard in my room now and I just write equations to solve for fun 😊 it’s not about having a mathematical brain, it’s about staying curious and dedicated and always open to new ideas. That will help you better absorb abstract ideas and work through math problems; most of it is strategy
@PulkitKinra10 ай бұрын
Well done! Don’t we all wish we can feel as proud of an achievement as this guy does.
@Smittenhamster10 ай бұрын
He's a good reminder of why we should continue to pursue the things that we love even if life is hard sometimes. 😊
@olliefoxx716510 ай бұрын
What a beautiful sight to see. A man recounting the achievement of a lifes dream. He worked so hard and for so long. Incredible accomplishment and he feels this deep profound joy. Its wonderful, simply wonderful.
@RC-md2yx5 ай бұрын
Look at his face pure joy man can feel
@andyhall703210 ай бұрын
This is from the BBC Documentary on Fermat's Last Theorum by Simon Singh and no matter how many times I watch this piece I find it very moving.