Subject: [HM] Goldbach's Conjecture
From: James A. Landau (JJJRLandau@aol.com)
Date: Thu Mar 16 2000 - 10:26:59 EST
From the Web site of the Royal Society ( http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk )
dated 16 March 2000:
<quote>
Faber, the publisher, has offered to pay a million US dollars to the first
person who can conclusively prove Golbach's Conjecture that every even number
greater than two can be expressed as the sum of two primes. Article mentions
several FFRS, including Professor Alan Baker [FRS] and Professor Andrew Wiles
[FRS].
Times 2, pp.6-7, 1 1/2p.
<\quote>
Back in 1982 Worldwide Computer Services announced a US $25,000 prize for a
proof of the Twin Prime Conjecture "there are an infinite number of twin
prime pairs". The original offer expired in 1985 and I have no idea whether
it was ever extended. (The company does not currently appear to be in
business, at least under that name).
In case anyone has a _published_ (in English) proof of the Twin Prime
Conjecture, try sending by certified mail a copy of the publication with
the proof to Twin Primes Worldwide Computer Services, Inc.
1581 Route 23 Wayne NJ 07470
- James A. Landau
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