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Re:Fermat's Last Theorem Earns Andrew Wiles the Abel Prize by 6502nerdface on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @06:49PM (#11293647)
> the fact that this extremely smart and dedicated person [...] is rewarded for his efforts

Yeah, all he had to do was prove Fermat's Last Theorem.

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Re:Fermat's Last Theorem Earns Andrew Wiles the Abel Prize by delightless on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @07:31PM (#11293851)
And then wait 22 years.
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Re:Fermat's Last Theorem Earns Andrew Wiles the Abel Prize by noir_lord on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @08:35PM (#11294131)
The note to pay him should have been in the margins but there wasn't enough room.
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