Sir Andrew Wiles wins the Abel Prize

The solution to a 300-year-old mystery has landed Oxford University Professor Sir Andrew Wiles the top international prize for mathematics.
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[@SemihSaracoglu]

Just watching him speak makes you feel happy.What a great honor, you deserve it professor, congratulations!

[@cathylxlo1205]

He looks so happy and that makes me happy

[@Neueregel]

Congrats !! I also proved it independently, last hour, but I don't have enough space in this comment. Same happened to Pierre. Damn these youtube comment-boxes are very small.

[@matheusrocha8765]

ahahaha

[@Neueregel]

Matheus Rocha Actually, the comment boxes are not very small. They allow something liike 100 thousand characters, before the browser crashes. But still, not enough for dealing with Elliptic Curves, which are essentially needed to prove this theorem. LaTex script should be allowed here.

[@matheusrocha8765]

Neueregel Very good man congratulations! I've laughed because I've thought that it was a really very nice joke!

[@danielmessier9845]

He seems like such a nice guy. I'm glad he's being rewarded for his work.

[@heminator89]

What a nice, humble man! Congratulations Sir and thank you for your contribution to humanity.

[@amitg5432]

Great job Sir! Many congratulations. Very well done indeed. Very rarely do we get to see mathematicians get such stardom on KZbin. Keep flashing that wonderful smile. It is so very refreshing. Wonderful!

[@sirsamuelin]

He deserves all that joy!

[@Accipiter22]

I love how happy he is! You can see his enthusiasm, and it's the kind you only get from a pursuit of life-long passion. Side-note: Why did it take 20+ years after he solved it for him to get the award?

[@mkj1577]

the prize (like the nobel prize for other fields) is given to recognize people for extraordinary contributions to their field, therefore it (understandably) takes some time for the true scientific breakthroughs to reveal themselves (imagine how many articles are published in the sub-genres of each field). This one however would be easily identified, but the reason simply is that the Abel prize is a very young price, the norwegian academy with the establishement of a mathematics prize named after the norwegian Nils Henrik Abel, made a prize at the level of a nobel prize that can recognize contributions in any mathematical field (which is not covered under the Nobel economics prize).

[@Accipiter22]

oh that's really interesting, thank you for that info

[@September2004]

+MKJ Ahhh.. that' makes sense. I had the same question and you've answered it well. It's too bad there wasn't a prize like this in 1901 (well, there's the Field's Medal but criteria is among other things, only for under 40's.)

[@szapio8480]

0:18 It's a great thing to see a mathematician so happy

[@Heat6666666]

Earth needs more people like you have accomplished a great achievement, will save in history

[@Peepsyx3]

Passion will always get things done, what a wonderful man.

[@Dizkover]

Why dislike this video? Some people just don't have functioning brain.

[@SirChocula]

+Dizkover 3 idiots who couldn't get pass Algebra 1

[@chrisohear3887]

Congratulations! And thank you for your love and dedication too!

[@raubana]

He has a very gentle voice ^u^

[@ravikiran7204]

Every beautiful realization has been awarded, whether it is mathematical or real. Isn't this advancement? improving our understanding in many ways. Great work by Norwegian and Swedish academy of sciences for these prizes. We still value the subtlest way of life.

[@johnnyve4007]

congratulations Sir Wiles!!! you are a Math master!

[@jesusthroughmary]

*Sir Andrew

[@radiator007]

He seems as much clever as good person. You deserve a lot of admire sir.

[@GhalRec]

Congratulations Professor and thank you!

[@ddorman365]

Congratulations Sir Andrew on your remarkable gift an sharing it with all of us, I can't wait too meet you we have much too talk about, peace and love, Doug.

[@michaelguzman6926]

Fantastic work, professor.

[@SXI96]

Incredible, I admire your passion and persistence, Well-deserved award, Congratulations Professor!

[@noreply7892]

love to see andrew getting the attention he deserves

[@alphabetacanton]

Sheer joy on his face!

[@josh429]

Fully deserved, congratulations. Now can you have a look at P vs NP. Thanks

[@chaoticblankness]

Good for him. Good for everyone.

[@PhrontDoor]

Kudos on the diligence front.

[@lkrause49]

Superb work! Congratulations!

[@smeltedcheese]

Bravo, Professor!

[@edwardjones2202]

great life to have a passion you can pursue pretty much to your end e.g. Mathematician, Pianist, Painter. Long days of pleasurable perfecting just roll out in front of you.

[@zummy2007]

Amazing human being! Congrats!

[@lauro199471]

Congrats Sir Andrew Wiles!

[@ankurbhutanizone6486]

Congratulations Sir....

[@rogerramjet4316]

From UPI By Eric DuVall | pdated March 17, 2016 at 5:45 PM " Andrew Wiles, 62, was a professor at Princeton in 1994, when he and a protege, Richard Taylor, a student at the school, submitted their proof of the math problem, known in math circles for centuries." Why does not Taylor get some credit also ? The article used the word "their" proof.

[@steveocho]

why did it take so long for him to get this prize? he solved it over 20 years ago.

[@michaelbauers8800]

He got a prize a few years after publishing his proof. That prize was specifically for Fermat, and only Fermat. As for why the Able prize was awarded to him now, I guess it was because it did not exist when Wiles proved Taniyama-Shimura ( proving Fermat as well.) And then I presume the Abel stewards or what you call them decided that after the fact, Wiles was worthy of the prize seeing how it was one of the major math proofs in my lifetime ( of 50 some years:)

[@christopherodonoghue3858]

does this guy do maths tutoring, i could use his help!

[@cromerbeach]

I imagine he's a great professor

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

...but we're still waiting for plausible shots at what Fermat had in mind, that didn't quite fit in the margin.

[@richwaight]

Awesome video! You can see him beaming :D

[@abeldnite]

What an honor

[@Hollyweed1]

The REAL heroes of our society. Everything else is a SPAM/JUNK.

[@Rebassed]

+Hollyweed How will this end war? global warming? aids? cancer? death? haha be careful with ''heroes''. Genius? perhaps. Heroe, NO.

[@xBobz99]

+Rebassed Firstly, you are probably not aware of how much mathematical breakthroughs have an impact on science and technology, which are the basis of our modern civilisation. But this kind of discovery is not just about that. Sir Andrew Wiles has done something legendary for humanity, dedicating his life to this problem and proving that with perseverance and hard work we CAN know the intricate workings of this universe, which are completely unfathomable to most. This is about advancing the frontiers of knowledge and becoming deeply connected with the truth, and changing the world. How can you say this isn't a noble cause?

[@Hollyweed1]

Rebassed oh yeah! Got your ass!!!

[@Rebassed]

LOoooooool, how?!

[@Hollyweed1]

Rebassed You just commented on my comment. So wheres that financial/stock lesson you promised ages ago?!

[@GOUSULAALAMBISWAS]

Congratulations

[@OughtaBeFun]

Wow. Nice one, prof

[@Evancraft53E53]

I Want to go to Oxford

[@frogsong100]

BRAVO

[@charlessmyth]

He did not prove the Fermat theorem. He derived a proof for the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture which was then attached to the Fermat theorem, as a way to indirectly create a proof that was much more open to publicity, as a proof for the Fermat theorem, since the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture is the rarified air known only to a public of professional mathematicians. mathworld.wolfram.com/Taniyama-ShimuraConjecture.html

[@michaelbauers8800]

He definitely proved Fermat. If you read about him, you will find he was keen on proving Fermat. When he found out that someone had linked the proof of Taniyama-Shimura to proving Fermat, Wiles decided the problem was worthy of spending years of his like on ( something like 8 year of his life.) So chronologically, Wiles was first interested in Fermat, Wiles studied elliptic equations, Wiles found out the he could justify working on Fermat by proving T-A, Wiles announced solution of T-S, Problems were found, Wiles managed to fix proof

[@cranial3308]

The amount of happy is too damn high!

[@KigreTheViking]

How is this a breakthrough? Why, in what way is this important?

[@aajjeee]

KigreTheViking basically there are complete fields of maths that can only be proved if fermat's last is true, there already are several results that say''if there is an answer to (a different math problem), it will be of the form of a^x+b^x=c^x '' so they dont have a real proof until they prove that fermat's last is true i have limited knowledge but some of those are important

[@adip8]

is this a genuine question or are you belittling this incomparable achievement?

[@michaelbauers8800]

Wiles proved the Taniyama-Shimura conjecture which says that all elliptic curves can be mapped to a modular form and vice versa. This hypothesized back in the 1950s or 1960s I think, but Wiles proved it. And because someone had linked Fermat's last theorem to T-S, it was rather an amazing proof. Firstly Wiles, by proving Fermat had proved a famous 300 year old problem. But he also proved T-S which many math papers were based on ( probably starting the paper by presuming T-S was true.) Of course this sort of math doesn't seem to have any immediate real world application, but you never know what it's future importance will be

[@16msu]

A real warrior

[@adrianmora2966]

where does He live?

Felicitats.

[@imrozzahan7328]

To solve the hardest problem, you do not need to be the smartest man.

[@michaelbauers8800]

Probably true

[@rrtt1]

What was the answer?

[@oxforduniversity]

Hi +rrtt1, it's a bit too long to fit in a KZbin comment, I'm afraid.

[@fanicia42]

+University of Oxford thats the understatement of the year xD

[@rrtt1]

Tina Marcela Hernandez That was very rude, I had misunderstood the point of the problem. I thought he was saying he disproved it and was confused that no answer was provided.

[@rrtt1]

University of Oxford Thank you for the reply anyway, I had seen that I misunderstood what was being said originally. I'm glad his life's work paid off for him.

[@leafyutube]

The only equation I know is E=mc2

[@JimenaRobloxHN]

So many math geniuses commenting, trying to make his work undeserving....

[@alastairbateman6365]

If the UK brexits the EU in just over a weeks time will the French demand Fermat's Last Theorem back? After all it was theirs way back in 1635. My wife really, really hopes so!!

[@azizukman]

It's people like these that further the human race. Who knows what domino effect his work will have in the distant future.

[@BLacknesmonstaz]

What was the equation? Link please

[@oxforduniversity]

Hi BLacKNesMonsTaz, added a link to the proof in the description.

[@BLacknesmonstaz]

+University of Oxford wonderful! thanks

[@Arominit]

Hero!

[@admisttenable4311]

The people who should be followed and celebrated are these but the current society with a majority of primitive beings couldn't care less.

[@michaelbauers8800]

I noticed that :) Who cares about Kim Kardashian etc.

[@ooltimu]

Why receive the prize after all this time, 22 years? Also, where is the demonstration?

[@tinamarcelahernandez3112]

+ooltimu you have to pay for new articles... you can get it after publishing

[@oxforduniversity]

Hi +ooltimu, the demonstration is pretty long(!!), but if you've got the time, see if you can dig up a copy of Annals of Mathematics 142 (1995), it's on pages 443-551. You can find it online in various places.

[@andreshito12]

+University of Oxford I believe it is in volume 141.

[@jesusthroughmary]

So it took 22 years to verify the proof?

[@michaelbauers8800]

No, it was initially announced with an error, but Wiles resolved the issue about a year later. No clue why he just got the Abel prize, but he had, a few years after the proof was published, won another prize just for solving Fermat ( the prize was solely for that purpose, waiting for someone to claim it, and Wiles did)

[@Y10Q]

they should clone this guy

[@dar3lldimebag336]

where is the theory solution ?

[@oxforduniversity]

+Matija Stankovic It's in the Annals of Mathematics 142 (1995), on pages 443-551. You can find it online in various places. Enjoy!

[@piotrpancerz8719]

+University of Oxford It's seems like it's no. 141 actually.

[@diegoarmandojimenezzurita3036]

increible

[@jay524283]

Loool, his proof was disproven