Pierre de Fermat's Quotes

Born: 1970-01-01
Profession: Lawyer
Nation: French
Biography of Pierre de Fermat
It is impossible for any number which is a power greater than the second to be written as a sum of two like powers. I have a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.
Tags: Impossible, Power, SecondAnd perhaps, posterity will thank me for having shown it that the ancients did not know everything.
Tags: Perhaps, Posterity, ThankBut it is impossible to divide a cube into two cubes, or a fourth power into fourth powers, or generally any power beyond the square into like powers; of this I have found a remarkable demonstration. This margin is too narrow to contain it.
Tags: Found, Impossible, Power