Article ID: CBB000850257

Fermat Meets SWAC: Vandiver, the Lehmers, Computers, and Number Theory (2008)

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This article describes the work of Harry Schultz Vandiver, Derrick Henry Lehmer, and Emma Lehmer on calculations related with proofs of Fermat's last theorem. This story sheds light on ideological and institutional aspects of activity in number theory in the US during the 20th century, and on the incursion of computer-assisted methods into pure fields of mathematical research.

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Description On the work of Harry Schultz Vandiver, Derrick Henry Lehmer, and Emma Lehmer on calculations related with proofs of Fermat's last theorem, focusing on ideological and institutional aspects of activity in number theory in the US during the 20th century.


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Authors & Contributors
Corry, Leo
Strahm, Thomas
Sommaruga, Giovanni
Rashed, Roshdi
Proudfoot, Diane
Petrovic, Aleksandar
Concepts
Mathematics
Computer science
Computers and computing
Number theory; number concept
Logic
Biographies
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
17th century
18th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
Manchester (England)
Russia
Europe
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