The Mystery of 42 is Solved - Numberphile

42 was the last remaining number below 100 which could not be expressed as the sum of three cubes (*) - UNTIL NOW More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ (*) barring numbers for which this known to be IMPOSSIBLE - see previous videos. See our playlist previous videos on this area of research: http://bit.ly/SumOfCubes Andrew Booker: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/maths/people... Andrew Sutherland: https://math.mit.edu/directory/profil... Charity Engine: https://www.charityengine.com 42:    • 42 and Douglas Adams - Numberphile   Get the T-Shirt: https://teespring.com/42-sum-cubes-nu... Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile We are also supported by Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation initiative dedicated to engaging everyone with the process of science. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/outr... And support from Math For America - https://www.mathforamerica.org/ NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook:   / numberphile   Numberphile tweets:   / numberphile   Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Numberphile_Sub Videos by Brady Haran Patreon:   / numberphile   Numberphile T-Shirts: https://teespring.com/stores/numberphile Brady's videos subreddit:   / bradyharan   Brady's latest videos across all channels: http://www.bradyharanblog.com/ Sign up for (occasional) emails: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9