Pierre de Fermat
Modern France Mathematics
Biography
French lawyer and mathematician, credited with early developments leading to infinitesimal calculus. Known for Fermat's Last Theorem.
Life Dates
Born: August 17, 1607
Died: January 12, 1665
Notable Quotes
"I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this, which this margin is too narrow to contain."
"Nature always tends to act in the simplest way."
"Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established."
"It is impossible to separate a cube into two cubes."
"The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively by false knowledge than by ignorance."