Articles related to "Fermat"

Pierre de Fermat's "Little Theorem" lies at the base of the RSA cryptographic algorithm.

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

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.

If Agatha Christie had written the movie "Cube," it might have turned out like the enigmatic, math-filled murder mystery, Spanish film "La Habitación de Fermat."

The Beal Conjecture is an interesting number theoretic problem that came about as a by-product of Andrew Beal's work on Fermat's Last Theorem.

Studying in secrecy, concealing her identity, Germain impressed some of the most brilliant mathematical minds of her time.

With the subtitle "Pascal, Fermat, and the 17th-Century Letter that Made the World Modern," this book clearly explains a seminal correspondence in mathematics.

In optics, Snell's law of refraction tells us that light is refracted, or bent, when it passes from one medium to another.

Toulouse, France hotels, attractions and deals make the Tarn Valley appealing to take a holiday vacation in the sunny south of Western Europe.

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.

In Rocheworld, author Robert Forward has his characters encounter alien life called Flouwen on the double planet system they explore.

Until not too long ago, women were discouraged from studying science and mathematics. Even so, there were a select few who held their own and made their mark.

Biography of Blaise Pascal with focus on his religious philosophies as opposed to his scientific discoveries. He is famous for his "Pensées" and "Pascal's Wager.