To divide a cube into two other cubes, a fourth power or in general any power whatever into two powers of the same denomination above the second is impossible, and I have assuredly found an admirable proof of this, but the margin is too narrow to contain it.
Pierre de Fermat Quotes
It is impossible for any number which is a power greater than the second to be written as a sum of two like powers. I have a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain.
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| Birth: | 17th August, 1601 |
| Death: | 12th January, 1665 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Lawyer, Mathematician |
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