In a series of lectures in 1993, mathematician [[Andrew Wiles]] announced a proof using techniques in algebraic geometry, relying on the disfavored [[Axiom of Choice]].<ref>http://jimcaprioli.blogspot.com/2005/04/fermats-last-theorem.html</ref> A flaw was found before publication. Wiles spent a year trying to fix the flaw, and in September 1994, he and Richard Taylor announced a new version of the proof that is not widely understood but is no longer criticized by the mathematical community. | In a series of lectures in 1993, mathematician [[Andrew Wiles]] announced a proof using techniques in algebraic geometry, relying on the disfavored [[Axiom of Choice]].<ref>http://jimcaprioli.blogspot.com/2005/04/fermats-last-theorem.html</ref> A flaw was found before publication. Wiles spent a year trying to fix the flaw, and in September 1994, he and Richard Taylor announced a new version of the proof that is not widely understood but is no longer criticized by the mathematical community. |