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Until it was finally solved in 1993, Fermat's final theorem - an extension of the Pythagorean theorem - befuddled mathematicians for more than four centuries.

When by his last will Alfred Nobel instituted the Nobel Prize in 1895 to recognize great human endeavors, he neglected to make allowance for achievements in mathematics.

Elon Lindenstrauss and Cédric Villani have been jointly awarded the Fermat Prize for 2009. The prize recognizes research in areas which were of interest to Fermat.