Most Ridiculous Proofs in Mathematics

November 14, 2012

Quora has a blog on the most ridiculous proofs in mathematics, starting with a proof that the cube root of 3 is irrational by way of Fermat’s Last Theorem.

About Frank Morgan:

Frank Morgan works in minimal surfaces and has published 200 articles and six books. He is currently Atwell Professor of Mathematics Emeritus at Williams College.
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