Posted by dorayme on 05/10/07 22:18

In article <pdcbh4-8oj.ln1@ophelia.g5n.co.uk>,
Toby A Inkster <usenet200703@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote:

> But when it comes to the really complicated calculations, a calculator is
> of little use. Ask Andrew Wiles why he took so long to discover the proof
> to Fermat's Last Theorem, and he is unlikely to tell you that it's because
> he hadn't found the right key on his calculator.

Perhaps because the difficult things he was doing were not
_calculating_ in the sense we normally understand by this. But,
rather, _reasoning_ through the logic of the issues involved.

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dorayme

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