Teenager solves 350-year-old Isaac Newton mathematical theory!
DRESDEN, Germany - May 27, 2012 - Shouryya Ray has been hailed as a teen genius after solving two mathematical equations posed by Isaac Newton over 350 years ago. Mathematicians and physicists had previously stated that the problems Shouryya Ray solved were "uncrackable".
Shouryya Ray, a 16-year-old from Dresden, Germany, has solved two fundamental particle dynamics theories that have baffled physicists and mathematicians for over 350 years. Ray, who was born in India and moved to Germany when he was 12, claims “schoolboy naiveté” led him to solve the puzzle. “I didn’t believe there couldn’t be a solution,” said Ray.
Many professors, mathematicians and physicists had previously stated the problems Shouryya Ray solved were unsolvable. In fact, only partial solutions had been discovered up to this point with the help of a supercomputer.
The solution devised by Shouryya Ray makes it possible to calculate the path of a projectile in Earth’s gravity while factoring in air resistance. Shouryya’s work could lead to greater precision in fields such as ballistics.
According to the Die Welt newspaper, Ray has been fascinated with math since a very early age. In fact, his father (an engineer) began giving the young boy complex arithmetic problems to solve when he was only six years old.
Although Shouryya Ray solved two extremely complex mathematical riddles that have baffled mathematicians for over 350 years, the young prodigy claims he is not a genius.
