Sir Andrew Wiles KBE FRS, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, has been awarded the Royal Society’s Copley Medal,
the world’s oldest scientific prize. He has been awarded the prize for
proving Fermat’s Last Theorem, a major mathematical breakthrough of the
20th century.
He joins the ranks of Charles Darwin, Humphrey Davy and Albert Einstein in winning the Royal Society’s premier award.
Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal Society, said: “Sir Andrew
is a well-deserved recipient of the Copley Medal, the Royal Society’s
most prestigious prize. In proving Fermat's Last Theorem – a problem
that had remained unsolved for hundreds of years – he not only made a
major mathematical breakthrough, but also captured the imagination of
the public. This is an inspirational story of a highly creative
intellectual pursuit and the satisfaction of solving a deep fundamental
problem in mathematics. He is a hero to an entire generation of
mathematicians. The Royal Society is delighted to recognise this
achievement.”
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