Tralee lecturer has angle on mystery of geometry

“A Tralee-based mathematician is believed to have helped solve an 80-year-old mathematical conundrum, widely recognised as notoriously difficult, and has been invited to address leading international mathematics and physics institutions. Since posting their solution to a seemingly unsolvable geometry problem on a respected maths site on the internet, Institute of Technology Tralee lecturer Dr Brendan Guilfoyle and his collaborator Dr Wilhelm Klingenberg of Durham University have received invitations to address their peers …” (more)

[Anne Lucey, Irish Times, 18 September]

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