Fermat's last stand

Article Abstract:

Andrew J. Wiles of Princeton University has supported Pierre de Fermat's famous and most notorious theorem in 1994, following a decade of rigorous efforts. Wiles needed to work on and further study various modern ideas in mathematics and had to prove, particularly the Shimura-Taniyama conjecture.

Analysis, Practice, Biography, Mathematicians, Mathematics, Wiles, Andrew, De Fermat, Pierre

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Saturn at last!

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Cassini orbiter and Huygens probe one of the biggest planetary spacecraft, after seven-year journey has prepared to unveil the mysteries of Saturn, its rings and its giant moon, Titan. Details about the Saturn, Magnetosphere Titan and Icy Satellites are presented.

Guided missiles and space vehicles, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, Space Vehicles, Observations, Discovery and exploration, Spacecraft, Saturn (Planet), Space ships

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The last stone ax makers

Article Abstract:

Natives of Langda village in New Guinea had practiced ax making in isolation until economic changes transformed their culture in 1984. An examination of the prehistoric technique of ax making is described.

Research, Portrayals, Indigenous peoples, Stone-cutting, Stone cutting, New Guinea

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