Fermat's last theorem

Fermat's last theorem (sometimes abbreviated as FLT and also called Fermat's great theorem) is one of the most famous theorems in the history of mathematics. It states that:

Fermat's last theorem in entertainment

In "The Royale", an episode of , Captain Picard states that the theorem had gone unsolved for 800 years. Wiles' proof was released five years after the particular episode aired. This was subsequently mentioned in a episode called "Facets" during June 1995 in which Jadzia Dax comments that one of her previous hosts, , had "the most original approach to the proof since Wiles over 300 years ago"http://www.twiztv.com/scripts/ds9/season3/ds9-325.txt. This reference was generally understood by fans to be a subtle correction for "The Royale".

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The Royale - Captain Picard - Facets - Jadzia Dax

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Fermat's last theorem appears on the blackboard as a homework assignment in the classroom scene of the 2000 movie Bedazzled. For those who are in the know, this would truly be a math homework assignment assigned by the Devil.

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A sum, proved impossible by the theorem, appears in an episode of the Simpsons, "Treehouse of Horror VI". In the three-dimensional world in "Homer3", the equation 178212 + 184112 = 192212 is visible, just as the dimension begins to collapse. The joke is that the twelfth root of the sum does evaluate to 1922 due to rounding errors when plugged into most handheld calculators.

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Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror VI

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The solving of Fermat's last theorem was also the subject of an Off-Broadway musical titled Fermat's Last Tango that opened at the York Theatre at St. Peter's Church on December 6, 2000 and closed on December 31. Joanne Sydney Lessner and Joshua Rosenblum wrote the book and lyrics to the show, and Rosenblum also composed the music; Mel Marvin directed. In the cast were Gilles Chiasson, Edwardyne Cowan, Mitchell Kantor, Jonathan Rabb, Chris Thompson, Christianne Tisdale, and Carrie Wilshusen. The show stuck closely to the historical details of the Theorem and its proof, though the names of both Wiles and his wife were changed (to Daniel and Anna Keane).

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Fermat's Last Tango - Joanne Sydney Lessner - Joshua Rosenblum - Mel Marvin - Gilles Chiasson - Edwardyne Cowan - Mitchell Kantor - Jonathan Rabb - Chris Thompson - Christianne Tisdale - Carrie Wilshusen

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