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Fri 09 Sep 2009Tralee 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.
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