In my essay, I write that the Prime Number Theorem states that there is an
infinite number primes and that Euclid first proved this. Well, that's
wrong!
Euclid did prove the infinitude of primes (which is usually called simply
Euclid's Theorem). But the Prime Number Theorem is something else
Jul 25
James Maynard of Oxford University won the Fields Medal this year for his
work on prime numbers. Specifically, the Twin Primes Conjecture. Now I am
drawn to mathematical work on numbers and primes like a horse to water
(something like that). But what also struck me about Maynard is that
