Perhaps better to start with something a little more straightforward, The announcement today of an Abel award for Sir Andrew Wiles who has solved Fermets theorem.

Theorem seemingly intractable

Fermat’s Last Theorem, first formulated by Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665), had been regarded by most mathematicians as seemingly intractable.

The Theorem states:

There are no whole number solutions to the equation
Xn + Yn = Zn
when n is greater than 2