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The proof of Fermat's Last Theorem underscores how stable mathematics is through the centuries - how mathematics is one of humanity's long continuous conversations with itself.

Barry Mazur

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Barry Mazur
Age: 86
Born: 1937
Born: December 19
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Barry Charles Mazur
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