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An Attack on Fermat

Sophie Germain was the first to propose a realistic plan to prove Fermat's Last Theorem

By Julie Rehmeyer

- More than 2 years ago

This is part one of a two-part series. Part II: “A Mathematical Tragedy” is available at About Time.

Sophie Germain was the first person to develop a realistic plan to prove Fermat’s Last Theorem.
Auguste Eugene Leray painted this portrait of Germain at 14.